Cultures of Unemployment: A Comparative Look at Long-Term Unemployment and Urban Poverty

Author:   Godfried Engbersen ,  Kees Schuyt ,  Jaap Timmer ,  Frans Van Waarden
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
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Pages:   293
Publication Date:   24 May 2006
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In the 1980s a team of Dutch sociologists conducted a study on the daily life of unemployed in the Netherlands. They were inspired by the classical work Marienthal: the Sociology of an Unemployed Community first published in 1933. The authors conducted three neighborhood studies to analyze the social behavior of the unemployed. Based on the work of Robert K. Merton and Mary Douglas they developed a typology of different cultures of unemployment. This typology is still relevant to analyze contemporary reactions to unemployment in European welfare states. The authors also demonstrated that their cultural analysis is fruitful to understand the heterogeneity of urban marginality in the United States. A foreword by U.S. scholar William Julius Wilson emphasizes the universality of the method and the findings presented here. Godfried Engbersen is professor of sociology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Kees Schuyt is professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam and member of the Council of State. Jaap Timmer is associate professor of police and safety studies at the Free University of Amsterdam. Frans van Waarden is professor of policy and organization at the University of Utrecht.

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Author:   Godfried Engbersen ,  Kees Schuyt ,  Jaap Timmer ,  Frans Van Waarden
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
Imprint:   Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:  

9786611978969


ISBN 10:   6611978968
Pages:   293
Publication Date:   24 May 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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