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The Laziness Myth
Narratives of Work and the Good Life in South Africa
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ISBN-13:
9781501752520
Veröffentl:
2020
Seiten:
246
Autor:
Christine Jeske
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
When people cannot find good work, can they still find good lives? By investigating this question in the context of South Africa, where only 43 percent of adults are employed, Christine Jeske invites readers to examine their own assumptions about how work and the good life do or do not coincide. The Laziness Myth challenges the widespread premise that hard work determines success by tracing the titular "laziness myth," a persistent narrative that disguises the systems and structures that produce inequalities while blaming unemployment and other social ills on the so-called laziness of particular class, racial, and ethnic groups.
Introduction: "We want to live a good life"1. "They don't want to work": The Laziness Myth2. "You can't understand it": Employers' Perspectives of the Unemployed3. "I need to respect that person and that person needs to respect me": The Respect Narrative4. "Hustling is when you try to make a good life": The Hustling Narrative5. "I'm just a laborer": The Laborer Narrative6. "I have a good story": PossibilitiesClosing Thoughts: "Despite the contradictions"
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