Working Class Without Work: High School Students in A De-Industrializing Economy (Critical Social Thought) - Softcover

Weis, Lois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415902347 ISBN 13: 9780415902342

Publisher: Routledge, 1990

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. Weis 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, gender and considers the roles of school and family in the production of self.

About this title

Product Description:

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0415902347
• ISBN 13: 9780415902342
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256