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Working Class Without Work: High School Students in a De-industrializing Economy

By Lois Weis

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1990
ISBN
0415900484, 0415902347, 9780415900485, 9780415902342
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4185068 bytes)
Series
Critical Social Thought
Pages
256\257
Time added
2017-09-14 08:44:15
Social Sciences;Children’s Studies;Communication &

Description

Based primarily on ethnographic data, "Working Class Without Work" examines the identity formation process among white working-class youth in the context of the de-industrialization of the American economy. The elimination of many basic production jobs and the expansion of the service sector have changed the expectations and opportunities of the white working class. The author documents the way in which these young people respond to such changes, and the way they help to create the conditions of their future lives. In the process, she explores issues of race, class and gender and considers the roles of school and family in the production of self.

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