This chapter explores the extent to which long-term unemployment can lead to social exclusion, paying particular attention to the role of material deprivation. Drawing on qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with 19 young unemployed men and women living in the Italian city of Turin, the authors develop a ‘multilayered’ model that sheds light on the different consequences that the deprivation of basic or leisure goods can have on social isolation, coping strategies and psychological well-being. In this case study, the findings suggest that the lack of work and the inability to enter the labor market are responsible for a delayed transition to adulthood and, ultimately, for the reproduction of social inequalities.
Titolo: | Youth LongTerm Unemployment and Its Social Consequences in Italy: ‘In a World That Does Not Belong to Me’ |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11389/21628 |
ISBN: | 978-1-137-50486-9 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio) |