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Willis, Paul Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs 1977 Book Psychology of Work Working Class, Historical Context, Education, Ethnography, Labour Power, Social Reproduction, School Leavers, Social Welfare, Youth
Citation Willis, Paul 1977 Book Working Class Historical Context Education Ethnography Labour Power Social Reproduction School Leavers Social Welfare Youth Psychology of Work

Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs

by Willis, Paul (1977)

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Working Class, Historical Context, Education, Ethnography, Labour Power, Social Reproduction, School Leavers, Social Welfare, Youth

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Psychology of Work

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