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

Weis, Lois

ISBN 10: 0415900484 / ISBN 13: 9780415900485

Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 1991

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Working Class Without Work : High School Students in a De-Industrializing Economy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415900484
• ISBN 13: 9780415900485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.102 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

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. " (Publisher)

About the Author

Lois Weis is Professor of Sociology of Education and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Educational Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is also the author of Between Two Worlds (RKP).