Overview
- Adopts an intersectional approach to answering questions about the topic
- Develops the critical study of men and masculinities as a truly global field of inquiry
- Highlights and draws a distinction between the forms of adaptation currently being demanded of working-class men in relation to processes of neoliberalization
Part of the book series: Global Masculinities (GLMAS)
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“Masculinity, Labour and Neoliberalism does what it says on the tin. The wisdom and new ideas of Walker and Roberts are evident in their strong introduction, while the thirteen new ethnographies make an impressive collection. The lives of working class men around the world have been greatly diminished by the vast changes wrought by the global neoliberal economy. The hidden injuries ofclass, the class loyalties and the few new chances for young working-class men to make good are all here, in hard-hitting and poignant detail.” (Nancy Lindisfarne, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at SOAS, University of London, and co-editor of Dislocating Masculinity and Masculinities under Neoliberalism)
“Masculinity, Labour and Neoliberalism: Working-Class Men in International Perspective represents a major contribution to critical studies of men and masculinities. Walker and Robert’s edited collection – which is truly international in scope – captures the working-class male experience in an era of robust neoliberalism where precarious employment dominates the global labour market. The collection should be required reading for those interested in cutting edge scholarship on working-class masculinities.” (Garth Stahl, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of South Australia, author of Identity, Neoliberalism and Aspiration in White Working-Class Boys)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Steven Roberts is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Monash University, Australia. His sole and co-published works include Youth and Social Class: Enduring Inequality in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; Debating Modern Masculinities; Class Inequality in Austerity Britain; Young People and Social Policy in Europe; and Digital Methods for Social Science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Masculinity, Labour, and Neoliberalism
Book Subtitle: Working-Class Men in International Perspective
Editors: Charlie Walker, Steven Roberts
Series Title: Global Masculinities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63172-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63171-4Published: 28 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87490-6Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63172-1Published: 19 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-3858
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3866
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 338
Topics: Gender Studies, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Labor Economics, Economic Policy