Masculinity, Labour, and Neoliberalism
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"This is the book we have been waiting for. All the myth-making about working-class men has needed a dose of reality, and here it is. The economic tsunami, precarious work, and challenges to breadwinner status can be devastating; responses vary, and remarkable strategies emerge. With close-focus research from four continents, vivid life histories and careful analysis, this book is a tremendous resource for understanding men's lives in the market-dominated world." (Raewyn Connell, Professor of Sociology at the University of Sydney, author of Masculinities and co-author of Gender: in World Perspective)"Masculinity, Labour and Neoliberalism does what it says on the tin. The wisdom and new ideas of Walker and Roberts are evident in their strong introduction, while the thirteen new ethnographies make an impressive collection. The lives of working class men around the world have been greatly diminished by the vast changes wrought by the global neoliberal economy. The hidden injuries ofclass, the class loyalties and the few new chances for young working-class men to make good are all here, in hard-hitting and poignant detail." (Nancy Lindisfarne, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at SOAS, University of London, and co-editor of Dislocating Masculinity and Masculinities under Neoliberalism)
"Masculinity, Labour and Neoliberalism: Working-Class Men in International Perspective represents a major contribution to critical studies of men and masculinities. Walker and Robert's edited collection - which is truly international in scope - captures the working-class male experience in an era of robust neoliberalism where precarious employment dominates the global labour market. The collection should be required reading for those interested in cutting edge scholarship on working-class masculinities." (Garth Stahl, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of South Australia, author of Identity, Neoliberalism and Aspiration in White Working-Class Boys)
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Steven Roberts is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Monash University, Australia. His sole and co-published works include Youth and Social Class: Enduring Inequality in the UK, Australia and New Zealand ; Debating Modern Masculinities ; Class Inequality in Austerity Britain ; Young People and Social Policy in Europe ; and Digital Methods for Social Science.