'striking out': Shifting labour markets, welfare to work policy and the renegotiation of gender performances

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-98

  Smith, Katherine E ^a   Bambra, Clare ^b   Joyce, Kerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Men; Qualitative; Social policy; UK; Worklessness

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WELFARE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74349097671     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018309350809     Document Type: Article

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