The laziness myth : narratives of work and the good life in South Africa

Christine Jeske

"We want to live a good life" : Introduction -- "They don't want to work": The Laziness Myth -- "You can't understand it" : Employers' Perspectives of the Unemployed -- "I need to respect that person and that person needs to respect me" : The Respect Narrative -- "Hustling is when you try to make a good life" : The Hustling Narrative -- "I'm just a laborer" : The Laborer Narrative -- "I have a good story" : Possibilities -- "Despite the contradictions" : Closing Thoughts.

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Year of publication:	2020
Authors:	Jeske, Christine
Publisher:	Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press
Subject:	Arbeitsverhalten \| Work behaviour \| Arbeitsethik \| Work ethics \| Arbeitslosigkeit \| Unemployment \| Lebensqualität \| Quality of life \| Schwarze Menschen \| Black people \| Südafrika \| South Africa \| Arbeitssoziologie \| Soziale Ungleichheit
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Extent:	ix, 230 Seiten Illustrationen
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Erscheint auch als$nOnline-Ausgabe$lJeske, Christine$tThe laziness myth$dIthaca [New York]$eILR Press$fan imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020$CDLC$62020012061
ISBN:	978-1-5017-5251-3 ; 978-1-5017-5250-6 ; 978-1-5017-5253-7 ; 978-1-5017-5252-0
Classification:	Soziale Stratifikation, soziale Mobilität
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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