Unemployment Books

New and Published Books

1. Black Youth in Crisis (Routledge Revivals)

   Edited by E. Cashmore, B. Troyna

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1982, this book considers the position of young Afro-Caribbean people in Britain, in the 1980s. It looks at how, at the time, this group of young people were disproportionately hit by growing unemployment, seemed to be over-represented in crime statistics and were often...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
2. Labour Market Economics (Routledge Revivals)

   By D Sapsford

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1981, Labour Market Economics develops the basic economic theory of introductory courses within the context of labour market analysis and applies it both to particular features and special problems of the subject. The author begins by outlining the nature of the area and the...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State

   Edited by Bent Greve

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   ‘The welfare state’ in all its many forms has had a profound role in many countries around the world since at least the Second World War. The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State explores the classical issues around the welfare state, but also investigates its key concepts, along with how these...

   Published November 22nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Looking for Work in Post-Socialist China

   Governance, Active Job Seekers and the New Chinese Labour Market

   By Feng Xu

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   Unemployment is one of the most politically explosive issues in China and has gained further prominence as a result of the present global financial crisis. The novelty, urgency, and complexity of Chinese unemployment have compelled the government to experiment with policy initiatives that originate...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
5. Gender and Work in Urban China

   Women Workers of the Unlucky Generation

   By Jieyu Liu

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   Although it is generally believed in China that socialism raised women’s status and paid work liberated them from the shackles of patriarchy, the economic reforms of the last two decades of the twentieth century meant women workers were more vulnerable to losing their jobs than men. Unlike...

   Published October 11th 2011 by Routledge
6. Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society

   The Losers in a Globalizing World

   Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Erik Klijzing, Melinda Mills, Karin Kurz

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   Examining how youths in fourteen industrialized societies make the transition to adulthood in an era of globalization and rising uncertainty, this collection of essays investigates the impact that institutions working with social groups of youths have upon those youths' abilities to make adult...

   Published October 7th 2008 by Routledge
7. Sociology, Work and Industry

   Fifth edition, 4th Edition

   By Tony Watson

   In the fourth edition of this successful and popular text, Tony Watson explains how the discipline of sociology contributes to our wider understanding of the variety of work practices and institutions, which exist in modern society. The new edition outlines both what has been achieved historically...

   Published September 3rd 2003 by Routledge
8. Young and Homeless In Hollywood

   Mapping the Social Imaginary

   By Susan M. Ruddick

   Young and Homeless in Hollywood examines the social and spacial dynamics that contributed to the construction of a new social imaginary--"homeless youth"--in the United States during a period of accelerated modernization from the mid 1970s to the 1990s. Susan Ruddick draws from a range of...

   Published October 23rd 1995 by Routledge