FLETCHER, Del (2010). The workless class? : economic transformation, informal work and male working-class identity. Social Policy and Society, 9 (03), 325-336.
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Paid work has traditionally been seen as a core element in the construction of masculine identities. Willis (1977) has, for example, linked working-class masculinity to shop floor culture. It is, however, clear that many communities cannot rely on the stable employment around which familiar models of working-class identity were forged. This paper examines how the male residents of a deprived former council estate in the north of England have responded to the loss of traditional employment opportunities. It is argued that paid informal work has become an important way for some working-class men to express their identity.
Item Type: | Article |
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Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746410000059 |
Page Range: | 325-336 |
Depositing User: | Hilary Ridgway |
Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2012 09:56 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 10:15 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4584 |
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