Young working-class men in transition

"Young Working Class Men in Transition uses a unique blend of concepts from the sociologies of youth and masculinity combined with Bourdieusian social theory to investigate British young working-class men’s transition to adulthood. Indeed, utilising data from biographical interviews as well as...

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Main Author: Roberts, Steven
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Abingdon 2018
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19390239124911184119-young-working-class-men-in-tra.htm
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Summary:"Young Working Class Men in Transition uses a unique blend of concepts from the sociologies of youth and masculinity combined with Bourdieusian social theory to investigate British young working-class men’s transition to adulthood. Indeed, utilising data from biographical interviews as well as an ethnographic observation of social media activity, this volume provides novel insights by following young men across a seven-year time period. Against the grain of prominent popular discourses that position young working-class men as in ‘crisis’ or as adhering to negative forms of traditional masculinity, this book consequently documents subtle yet positive shifts in the performance of masculinity among this generation."
Physical Description:XVI, 224 p.
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