Youth, Work and the Post-Fordist Self
By David Farrugia
Published
Aug 1, 2022Page count
168 pagesISBN
978-1529210064Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jan 25, 2021Page count
168 pagesISBN
978-1529210057Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jan 25, 2021Page count
168 pagesISBN
978-1529210088Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jan 25, 2021Page count
168 pagesISBN
978-1529210088Imprint
Bristol University Press
Youth, Work and the Post-Fordist Self
In the past, youth has been seen as a transition into the labour market, but today young people’s identities are increasingly wrapped up in their value as workers.
In this book, young people describe the meaning of work in their own words. Drawing on these narratives, the author reveals how their identities are intertwined with the dynamics of labour and value in post-Fordist capitalism and how social inequalities are manifested through the practices and ethics that young people draw upon to cultivate an economically productive self.
Illuminating the rapidly changing social conditions that mould youth identities, this book represents a paradigm shift in our understanding of youth and work.
"Farrugia shows how youth itself is formed through the requirement to become a worker. This book is a must-read for those interested in the changing nature of work." Dan Woodman, The University of Melbourne
“This book is a timely intervention. Its focus on the formation of distinctive subjectivities by young workers and the complex biopolitical relationship between the self, productivity and value sets a profound new direction for youth sociology.” Johanna Wyn, The University of Melbourne
David Farrugia is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Young People, Work and Society: New Terrain
Youth in the New Economy: The Post-Fordist Self
Passionate Subjects and the Middle-Class Self at Work
Subjects of Achievement: Social Mobility, Competence and Aspiration
Socially Appropriate and Credentialled: The Struggle for the Working Self
Conclusion: Young People in the Work Society
Methodological Afterword
