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It´s a Working Man´s Town: Male Working-Class Culture
Thomas W. Dunk
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Description for It´s a Working Man´s Town: Male Working-Class Culture
Paperback. In a valuable addition to the debate on the nature of contemporary working-class culture, Thomas Dunk 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. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773524835
SKU
V9780773524835
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Reviews for It´s a Working Man´s Town: Male Working-Class Culture
This well-written, revealing, and cogently argued community study adds to the knowledge of social inequality based on class, race, and gender. D.A. Chekki, Choice. Dunk builds a strong interplay between the mundane and common-sense social practices with structural issues such as sexism, racism, cultural hegemony, and resistance .... A strong case is made illustrating how important leisure ... Read more