A Phenomenology of Working-Class Experience
Part of Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
- Author: Simon J. Charlesworth, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: December 1999
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521659154
Paperback
Other available formats:
Hardback, eBook
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
This moving and challenging book by Simon Charlesworth deals with the personal consequences of poverty and class and the effects of growing up as part of a poor and stigmatized group. Charlesworth examines these themes by focussing on a particular town - Rotherham - in South Yorkshire, England, and using the personal testimony of disadvantaged people who live there, acquired through recorded interviews and conversations. He applies to these life stories the interpretative tools of philosophy and social theory, drawing in particular on the work of Pierre Bourdieu and Merleau-Ponty, in order to explore the social relations and experiences of a distinct but largely ignored social group. The culture described in this book is not unique to Rotherham and Charlesworth argues that the themes and problems identified in this book will be familiar to economically powerless and politically dispossessed people everywhere.
Read more- Examines personal consequences of social phenomena such as deprivation and inequality
- Uses personal testimony to illustrate the effects of poverty and class on quality of life and life chances
- Adopts a phenomenological approach
Reviews & endorsements
'An exemplary study of contemporary working-class life … intense and affecting.' Sociology
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: December 1999
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521659154
- length: 326 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.48kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: Dead Man's Town
2. Introducing some concepts: practice, habitus, ethos, doxa, reflexivity
3. Class and the objectifying subject: a reflexive sociology of class experience
4. A landscape with figures?
5. Understanding the barriers to articulation
6. Necessity and being working class
7. The culture of necessity and working class speech
Bibliography
Index.
Related Books
related journals
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email lecturers@cambridge.org
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×