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Author:
Paap, Kris, 1968-
Title:
Working construction : why white working-class men put themselves--and the labor movement--in harm's way / Kris Paap.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
xi, 235 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Construction workers--United States--Attitudes.
Working class men--United States--Attitudes.
Men, White--United States--Attitudes.
Masculinity--United States.
Construction industry--United States--Safety measures.
Construction, Ouvriers de la--États-Unis--Attitudes.
Hommes de la classe ouvrière--États-Unis--Attitudes.
Blancs--États-Unis--Attitudes.
Masculinité--États-Unis.
Construction--Mesures.--États-Unis--Sécurité--Mesures.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-226) and index.
Contents:
The political and economic relations of the construction industry -- The social relations of production -- "A bitch, a dyke, or a whore-- " : how good men justify white and male dominance -- Bodies at work : the social and physiological production of gender -- "We're animals-- and we're proud of it" : strategic enactments of white, working-class masculinities -- The bodily costs of this social wage : occupational safety in the construction industry -- The wages--and costs--of white working-class masculinities.
ISBN:
0801472865
9780801472862
0801444675
9780801444678
9780801472862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0801472865 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801444678 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801444675 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2005037543
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

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