Surfing the Safety Net
`Dole Bludging', `Surfies' and Governmentality in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2377657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Law (0000-0001-5912-6335, Trent University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-40 |
| Publication date | 2001-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/101269001036001004 |
| OpenAlex | W2765017244 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article traces some administrative and media constructions of Australian surfing subculture in the early 1970s. Foucault's concept of 'governmentality', which is concerned with techniques and technologies of discipline, is deployed to interpret the administrative categorization process that was used to distinguish legitimate from illegitimate unemployment benefit claims. Particular attention is paid to how some of the discourses surrounding unemployment benefit compared the unemployed surfing subject unfavorably with the idealized working citizen. Not only was 'the surfie element' an object of discipline but, more importantly, 'youths' as a social category were made to know themselves as potentially irresponsible at a time of growing unemployment
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2017 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |