{"title":"James Morrison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that delve into educational themes and cultural reflections. His writing combines thoughtful analysis with a compelling narrative style, inviting readers to explore complex societal issues through accessible and engaging prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Morrison's books provide both inspiration and critical examination, appealing to those interested in understanding the intersections of work, society, and learning. His approach encourages readers to reconsider familiar concepts through fresh perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-workless-by-james-morrison-9781835953747","title":"The Workless","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA critical analysis of historical and contemporary discourses around worklessness, economic inactivity, and the factors that contribute to people withdrawing from the conventional labour market.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do we define and respond to worklessness? \u003cem\u003eThe Workless\u003c\/em\u003e combines analysis of media and political narratives around worklessness and factors that limit individuals' capacity for conventional paid work—from disability and long-term illness to caring responsibilities—with interviews that shed light on the lived experience of so-called economic inactivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn dissecting popular portrayals of \"the workless\" in the present and tracing the historical evolution of discourses around \"inactivity\"—especially work-limiting disability—James Morrison draws heavily on sociological theories of stigma and symbolic annihilation. Conceptualising the contemporary narrative about the UK's supposed crisis in economic inactivity as the latest in a continuum of periodic moral panics about worklessness, he argues that neoliberal definitions of work and worklessness are too narrow, as they deny—and render invisible—the importance of various forms of unpaid labour performed by many people classified as \"inactive,\" notably informal caregiving and volunteering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038584811756,"sku":"9781835953747","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781835953747-the-workless.jpg?v=1785393951"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/james-morrison.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}