Work to welfare : how men become detached from the labour market

Work to welfare : how men become detached from the labour market /

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 assumptio...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Alcock, Peter, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003
Subjects:
Men > Employment > Great Britain.
Unemployment > Great Britain.
Work > Psychological aspects.
Labor policy > Great Britain.
Public welfare > Great Britain.
Work > Psychological aspects > Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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].

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