Flawed system/flawed self
Subtitle: job searching and unemployment experiences
By: Ofer Sharone
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780226073361; 9780226073538
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Sociological aspects; Cross-cultural studies; Job hunting; Unemployed
Description: Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France more than ten percent of the working population is without work. In Israel it's above seven percent. And in Greece and Spain, that number approaches thirty percent. Across the developed world, the experience of unemployment has become frighteningly common-and so are the seemingly endless tactics that job seekers employ in their quest for new work. Flawed System/Flawed Self delves beneath these staggering numbers to explore the world of job searching and unemployment across class and nation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: unemployment experiences; title: The American chemistry game; title: The chemistry game experience and self-blame; title: A cross-national comparison: the Israeli specs game; title: The specs game experience and system-blame; title: A cross-class comparison: the blue-collar diligence game; title: Conclusion: job-search games and unemployment experiences; title: Appendix A: methodology; title: Appendix B: notes on social games.