{"product_id":"the-tolls-of-uncertainty-9780691200149","title":"The Tolls of Uncertainty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Honorable Mention for the Scholarly Achievement Award, North Central Sociological Association\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Winner of the William J. Goode Book Award, Family Section of the American Sociological Association\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Damaske powerfully demonstrates how gender and class intersect and produce widely divergent experiences among the unemployed. In a vivid and insightful analysis of recently unemployed working- and middle-class women and men, Damaske reveals novel mechanisms through which unemployment both exacerbates existing inequalities and creates new inequalities. The study offers unparalleled insight into the trajectories of the unemployed and makes poignant contributions to our understanding of economic inequality and gender. . . . An extremely captivating, compelling, and careful analysis of various gendered and classed mechanisms reproducing and creating inequalities among the unemployed.\"\u003cb\u003e---Pilar Gonalons-Pons, \u003ci\u003eSocial Forces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Damaske makes a compelling case that unemployment, like the pathways leading up to and following it, touches people in vastly different ways. . . . She argues we can do better. Let’s hope we can and do. \u003ci\u003eThe Tolls of Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e points to narratives and policies that could undermine rather than reinforce existing inequalities.\"\u003cb\u003e---Naomi Gerstel, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] fascinating new book. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Tolls of Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that middle-class white men are vastly overrepresented among the beneficiaries who fully recover from unemployment, while other groups tread water or end up worse off.\"\u003cb\u003e---Christine L. Williams, \u003ci\u003eGender \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There's a way to change the system and the way is to read [\u003ci\u003eThe Tolls of Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e]. People need to understand that the unemployment experience is not these odd, ugly stereotypes.\"\u003cb\u003e---Mark Price, \u003ci\u003eEvidence-to-Impact podcast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003e[\u003ci\u003eThe Tolls of Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e] offers enduring lessons about unemployment and the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Naomi R. Cahn, \u003ci\u003eJotwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403885125975,"sku":"9780691200149","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691200149.jpg?v=1730484797","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-tolls-of-uncertainty-9780691200149","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}