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'essential reading for all those concerned about the experience of unemployment in contemporary Britain' Work, Employment and Society 'The book is tightly organised, and the contributions of high quality ... the volume provides us with a systematic testing of previously tentative findings about the nature and experience of unemployment.' Social Policy 'the papers shed considerable light on the effects of unemployment, providing much more firmly based evidence and sophisticated analysis than available hitherto in the sociological literature' Work, Employment and Society' 'This is an important publication which should be read by all those involved in economic development, those interested in economic restructuring and by researchers anticipating research into unemployment.' Local Government Studies 'A long overdue exploration of unemployment ... excellently executed.' Stephen McGarry, University of Plymouth A long overdue exploration of unemployment ... excellently executed. Stephen McGarry, University of Plymouth This volume is an important contribution to a better understanding of the social consequences of unemployment ... a must for all social scientists interested in unemployment and its consequences for individuals, households and society. Acta Sociologica This book addresses a number of important questions, and ... many of the answers ... are adequately established. European Sociological Review An extremely valuable and important piece of empirical research. In themselves, the papers that make up these volumes are excellent. Sociology What is particularly valuable about this volume is the emphasis that it gives to the experience of unemployment, particularly in terms of its psychological and interpersonal dimensions ... hypotheses - as located within various academic debates - are tested by the skilful analysis of empirical data. Sociology

What is particularly valuable about this volume is the emphasis that it gives to the experience of unemployment, particularly in terms of its psychological and interpersonal dimensions ... hypotheses - as located within various academic debates - are tested by the skilful analysis of empirical data. * Sociology * An extremely valuable and important piece of empirical research. In themselves, the papers that make up these volumes are excellent. * Sociology * This book addresses a number of important questions, and ... many of the answers ... are adequately established. * European Sociological Review * This volume is an important contribution to a better understanding of the social consequences of unemployment ... a must for all social scientists interested in unemployment and its consequences for individuals, households and society. * Acta Sociologica * A long overdue exploration of unemployment ... excellently executed. * Stephen McGarry, University of Plymouth * `A long overdue exploration of unemployment ... excellently executed.' Stephen McGarry, University of Plymouth `This is an important publication which should be read by all those involved in economic development, those interested in economic restructuring and by researchers anticipating research into unemployment.' Local Government Studies `the papers shed considerable light on the effects of unemployment, providing much more firmly based evidence and sophisticated analysis than available hitherto in the sociological literature' Work, Employment and Society' `The book is tightly organised, and the contributions of high quality ... the volume provides us with a systematic testing of previously tentative findings about the nature and experience of unemployment.' Social Policy `essential reading for all those concerned about the experience of unemployment in contemporary Britain' Work, Employment and Society

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Duncan Gallie is a winner of the American Sociology Association's Sorokin Prize. He has taught at Essex and Warwick Universities and lives in Leamington Spa. Catherine Marsh taught at Cambridge University from 1981-1990 and was a Fellow of Newnham College. She was a consultant on sociological statistics to a number of institutions, including the Equal Opportunities Commission, BBC (`Brass Tacks'), the Open University, the Economic and Social Research Council, Cambridge City Council, the Brewers' Society, the News on Sunday, and the Manchester Centre for Exploitation of Science and Technology. She was an examiner for the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, and London, and taught at summer-schools at the universities of Manchester and Kent, and at the Central European University in Prague. She was the author of Hours of Work of Women and Men in Britain (HMSO, 1991) which attracted attention from all the national newspapers and other media. She died in 1993. Carolyn Vogler has held research posts at Nuffield College, Oxford and the University of Essex. She lives in New Barnet, Hartfordshire.

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