03953namaa2200889uu 4500 oapen48791 oapen 20251217011903.0 a||||fo|||||||||0| cr|mn|---annan 240424s2021a||||fo|||||||||0|eng d 1257020501 OCoLC 9781529211320 9781529211344 9781529211351 (OCoLC)1257020501 oapen oapen eng dc J thema JB thema JBF thema JBFA thema JF thema JFF thema JFFJ thema JH thema JHB thema JHBL thema JK thema JKS thema JKSB thema Boland, Tom edt The Reformation of Welfare The New Faith of the Labour Market Bristol Bristol University Press 2021 1 online resource (218 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star "Western culture has 'faith' in the labour market as a test of the worth of each individual. For those who are out of work, welfare is now less of a support than a means of purification and redemption. Continuously reformed by the left and right in politics, the contemporary welfare state attempts to transform the unemployed into active jobseekers, punishing non-compliance. Drawing on ideas from economic theology, this provocative book uncovers deep-rooted religious concepts and shows how they continue to influence contemporary views of work and unemployment: Jobcentres resemble purgatory where the unemployed attempt to redeem themselves, jobseeking is a form of pilgrimage in hope of salvation, and the economy appears as providence, whereby trials and tribulations test each individual. This book will be essential reading for those interested in the sociology and anthropology of modern economic life. Chapters 1 and 3 are available Open Access via OAPEN under CC-BY-NC-ND licence." Open licence https://oapen.org/article/rights eng Economics Religious aspects Christianity. Employment (Economic theory) Religious aspects. Welfare state History. Welfare state Religious aspects. Économie politique Aspect religieux Christianisme. Emploi Aspect religieux. État providence Aspect religieux. État providence Histoire. Economics Religious aspects Christianity fast Social and ethical issues thema Social discrimination & inequality thema Social discrimination and social justice thema Social issues & processes thema SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. bisacsh Social services and welfare, criminology thema Social welfare and social services thema Society & culture: general thema Society and culture: general thema Society and Social Sciences thema Sociology and anthropology thema Sociology: work and labour thema Sociology thema Welfare and benefit systems thema Welfare state fast Economic theology Governmentality Irrational rationality Jobseeking Welfare Boland, Tom aut Griffin, Ray aut OAPEN Library. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48791 Free-to-read: OAPEN Library/DOAB: description of the publication 0 37908 37908