Ken Mullen
Biographic Data
| ID | 94972 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ken Mullen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ken |
| FAMILY NAME | Mullen |
| SIGNATURE | MULLEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Medical Research Council |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unemployment and Health
A clear theoretical understanding of the social production of unemployment is needed if the causal links between health and unemployment are to be illuminated. Such an approach is outlined using a theoretical perspective of classical Marxism which views unemployment as centrally linked to the capitalist mode of production. The present extent of unemployment may lead to a general undermining of the health of the population, both unemployed and wor…
Employment Status and Commitment Among Public House Performers
Although as an example of “moonlighting” public house entertainment can be categorised as part of the irregular economy, all these terms tend to lose their rigour when confronted with the complexity of empirical reality. The occupational status of public house entertainers differs greatly (for some, a second/part‐time occupation, for others, their only occupation), and shifts in status are common. An important benchmark in such careers is the poi…
The Impure Performance Frame of the Public House Entertainer
Public house entertainers encounter distinctive problems in framing their activities as performance and sustaining that frame in the face of overt and covert threats to its definition of reality. Using participant observation and interview data collected in Aberdeen, Scotland, this article shows how the optional involvement of the audience and the possibilities for reduced levels of focused absorption in the frame have significant implications no…
The Impure Performance Frame of the Public House Entertainer
Public house entertainers encounter distinctive problems in framing their activities as performance and sustaining that frame in the face of overt and covert threats to its definition of reality. Using participant observation and interview data collected in Aberdeen, Scotland, this article shows how the optional involvement of the audience and the possibilities for reduced levels of focused absorption in the frame have significant implications no…
Employment Status and Commitment Among Public House Performers
Although as an example of “moonlighting” public house entertainment can be categorised as part of the irregular economy, all these terms tend to lose their rigour when confronted with the complexity of empirical reality. The occupational status of public house entertainers differs greatly (for some, a second/part‐time occupation, for others, their only occupation), and shifts in status are common. An important benchmark in such careers is the poi…
The Impure Performance Frame of the Public House Entertainer
Public house entertainers encounter distinctive problems in framing their activities as performance and sustaining that frame in the face of overt and covert threats to its definition of reality. Using participant observation and interview data collected in Aberdeen, Scotland, this article shows how the optional involvement of the audience and the possibilities for reduced levels of focused absorption in the frame have significant implications no…
Unemployment and Health
A clear theoretical understanding of the social production of unemployment is needed if the causal links between health and unemployment are to be illuminated. Such an approach is outlined using a theoretical perspective of classical Marxism which views unemployment as centrally linked to the capitalist mode of production. The present extent of unemployment may lead to a general undermining of the health of the population, both unemployed and wor…
Political science (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Entertainment (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Art (1 works)