Coming up short : working-class adulthood in an age of uncertainty / Jennifer M. Silva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silva, Jennifer M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--United States--History--21st century.

Working class.

Working class--United States--Economic conditions--21st century.

Working class--United States--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What does it mean to grow up today? Through in-depth interviews this book examines how working-class young men and women navigate the transition to adulthood in a climate of job insecurity, family instability, and deepening inequality.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Coming of Age in the Risk Society; 2 Prisoners of the Present: Obstacles on the Road to Adulthood; 3 Insecure Intimacies: Love, Marriage, and Family in the Risk Society; 4 Hardened Selves: The Remaking of the American Working Class; 5 Inhabiting the Mood Economy; Conclusion: The Hidden Injuries of Risk; Appendix; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; E; F; G; H; I; M; N; P; R; S; T; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 26, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-934426-4

0-19-023189-0

0-19-993147-X

OCLC:

847526733