- 224 pages
- English
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Young Working-Class Men in Transition
About this book
Young Working Class Men in Transition uses a unique blend of concepts from the sociologies of youth and masculinity combined with Bourdieusian social theory to investigate British young working-class men's transition to adulthood. Indeed, utilising data from biographical interviews as well as an ethnographic observation of social media activity, this volume provides novel insights by following young men across a seven-year time period. Against the grain of prominent popular discourses that position young working-class men as in 'crisis' or as adhering to negative forms of traditional masculinity, this book consequently documents subtle yet positive shifts in the performance of masculinity among this generation.
Underpinned by a commitment to a much more expansive array of emotionality than has previously been revealed in such studies, young men are shown to be engaged in school, open to so called 'women's work' in the service sector, and committed to relatively egalitarian divisions of labour in the family home. Despite this, class inequalities inflect their transition to adulthood with the 'toxicity' of neoliberalism - rather than toxic masculinity - being core to this reality.
Problematising how working-class masculinity is often represented, Young Working Class Men in Transition both demonstrates and challenges the portrayal of working class masculinity as a repository of homophobia, sexism and anti-feminine acting. It will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as youth studies, masculinity studies, gender studies, sociology of education and sociology of work.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Youth transitions, young men and social change
- 2. Dominant representations of working-class masculinity: The so-called ‘crisis of masculinity’ and the academic response
- 3. Making sense of men: Outlining a framework for the study of contemporary masculinities
- 4. The study context and methods
- 5. Looking back and looking forward at age 18–24: Educational histories and aspirations
- 6. Young working-class men navigating the precarious world of work: Identity in and out of the labour market
- 7. Contemporary working-class masculinities and the domestic sphere: The diminishing significance of ‘the man of the house’
- 8. Emotional disclosure online and offline: Changes and continuities in forms of intimate expression among working-class men
- 9. Conclusion: Changing the tune, but not changing the record: working-class masculinity in transition
- Index