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The workless class? — Economic transformation, informal work and male working-class identity
Author(s)	Del Roy Fletcher
Journal title	Social Policy & Society, vol 9, pt 3, July 2010
Pages	pp 325-336
Source	http://www.journals.cambridge.org/sps doi:10.1017/S1474746410000059
Keywords	Older men ; Deprived areas ; Working class ; Attitude ; Employment ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Northern England.
Annotation	Paid work has traditionally been seen as a core element in the construction of masculine identities. For example, in 'Learning to labour', Willis (1977) has linked working-class masculinity to shop floor culture. However, it is 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. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100827210 A
Classmark	BC: RN: TA: DP: WJ: GHH: 3F: 82N
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