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It's a working man's town
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- Book Synopsis
- In a valuable addition to the debate on the nature of contemporary working-class culture, Thomas Dunk examines the ordinary weekend pursuits of working-class males in his home town of Thunder Bay, Ontario. He shows that the function and meaning of gender, ethnicity, popular leisure activities, and common-sense knowledge are intimately linked with the way an individual's experience is structured by class. After reviewing the principal theoretical problems relating to the study of working-class culture and consciousness, Dunk provides a detailed ethnographic analysis of "the Boys" - the male working-class subjects of this study. Male working-class culture, he argues, contains both the seeds of a radical response to social inequality and a defensive reaction against alternative social practices and ideas.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780773524835
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press, (01 November 2002)
- Number of Pages
- 191
- Weight
- 300 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 158 x 227 x 15 mm
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