The Emotional Economy of Unemployment

Between May 1978 and December 1983, the sociologist Ray Pahl conducted seven extensive interviews with a couple from Sheppey that he called “Linda” and “Jim.” These not only informed a key chapter in Pahl’s classic book Divisions of Labour but also evolved into a uniquely intimate account of how a f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jane Elliott, Jon Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-12-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016669517