The relevance of Erich Fromm’s social character and Bourdieu’s habitus in psychosocial research on gendered work and community after de-industrialisation

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ID12737409
AuthorsLuis Jimenez (0009-0009-2374-6327, University of East London, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume17
Issue3
Pages251-265
Publication date2024-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychosocial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-6737 • E-ISSN: 1478-6737
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/14786737y2024d000000035
OpenAlexW4404653540
LanguageEN
References cited39

This article draws attention to Erich Fromm’s concept of social character alongside Pierre Bourdieu’s notion of habitus to broaden our understanding of the legacy of neoliberalism within the context of the massive job redundancies taking place in the steel industry in the UK. This includes secondary analysis of my own earlier research on the psychosocial ramifications of the loss of stable work, changing worker-gendered identities, disrupted affect, community engagement and historical memory within a global context of insecure labour (Walkerdine and Jimenez, 2012)

Character (mathematics · Cultural capital · Habitus · Industrialisation · Political science · Psychosocial · Relevance (law · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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