Saggio sulla fortuna. Le casualità fortuite nelle traiettorie biografiche delle giovani milanesi
<p>The topic of luck has recently attracted new interest in anthropological literature, focusing on its role in understanding economic cosmologies. Lucky chances stand out in comparative perspective as a crucial cultural theme in contemporary western society, where the notion that unpredictabi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CLUEB
2018-09-01
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| Series: | EtnoAntropologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.rivisteclueb.it/riviste/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/282 |
| Summary: | <p>The topic of luck has recently attracted new interest in anthropological literature, focusing on its role in understanding economic cosmologies. Lucky chances stand out in comparative perspective as a crucial cultural theme in contemporary western society, where the notion that unpredictability is a key feature of the social world is emphasized. I explore this topic in a research based on in-depth interviews with young women having finished education during the post-crisis years in Milan. A comparison is drawn between the narratives of university educated women and women who left school early.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2284-0176 |