| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 291 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-283) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The context for labour market detachment. The UK labour market / Sue Yeandle ; The international context / Sue Yeandle ; The benefits system / Pete Alcock -- pt. 2. New evidence from the UK. The detached male workforce / Christina Beatty and Stephen Fothergill ; The over 50s / Christina Beatty and Stephen Fothergill -- Family, life course and labour market detachment / Sue Yeandle ; The role of health in labour market detachment / Sue Yeandle and Rob MacMillan ; Getting by / Rob MacMillan ; Back to work? / Stephen Fothergill and Rob MacMillan -- pt. 3. The policy implications. New roles, new deal / Pete Alcock [and others]. |
| Summary |
In recent years vast numbers of men have moved completely out of the labour market into 'early retirement' or 'long-term sickness' and taken on new roles in the household. Based on new research the book explores the varied circumstances they are living in and challenges assumptions about the labour market. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Men -- Employment -- Great Britain.
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Men -- Employment. |
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Great Britain. |
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Unemployment -- Great Britain.
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Unemployment. |
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Work -- Psychological aspects.
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Work -- Psychological aspects. |
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Labor policy -- Great Britain.
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Labor policy. |
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Public welfare -- Great Britain.
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Public welfare. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Men. |
| Added Author |
Alcock, Peter, 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Work to welfare. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2003 0521802490 0521002869 (DLC) 2002071641 (OCoLC)49902085 |
| ISBN |
0511063490 (electronic book) |
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9780511063497 (electronic book) |
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0511071957 |
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9780511071959 |
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9780521802499 (hardback) |
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0521802490 (hardback) |
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0521002869 (paperback) |
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