Redundant masculinities? : employment change and white working class youth / Linda McDowell.

Author/creator McDowell, Linda, 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.
Descriptionxi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAntipode book series ; 2
Antipode book series 2. ^A562104
Contents Introduction : young, white, male and working class -- The rise of poor work : employment restructuring and changing class and gender identities -- The contemporary crisis of masculinity : it's hard to be(come) a man or the problem of/for boys -- Living on the edge : marginal lives in Cambridge and Sheffield -- Leaving school : pathways to employment and further education -- Actively seeking employment : committed workers and reluctant learners -- Uncertain transitions : accidental and incidental workers, the excluded and escape attempts -- Performing identity : protest and domestic masculinities -- Conclusions : what is to be done about boys?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [252]-276) and index.
LCCN 2002152560
ISBN1405105852 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1405105860 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD6273 .M396 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold