Work to Welfare: How Men Become Detached from the Labour Market

by Rob MacMillan, Pete Alcock, Christina Beatty, et al.

Book Overview

During the last twenty years vast numbers of working age men have moved completely out of the labor market into early retirement or long-term sickness and to take on new household roles. These trends contrast greatly to rising labor market participation among women. Based on research in the U.K. presented in an international perspective, this book offers a detailed exploration of the varied circumstances detached men are living in and challenges assumptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521002869
• ISBN13: 9780521002868
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"