File(s) not publicly available
Emotional dimensions of dirty work: men's encounter with taint in the butcher trade
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-09, 03:35 authored by Ruth Simpson, Natalia SlutskayaNatalia Slutskaya, Jason HughesThis paper sets out to explore the emotional dimensions of dirty work. In particular, through a study of the meat trade, it investigates how butchers draw on and activate emotions in managing the 'dirtiness' of the job. It demonstrates the significance of often conflicting emotions of disgust, shame, pleasure and pride. Further, in the context of recent 'cleansing' and regulation of the trade, we highlight how nostalgia marks men's responses to how the work is experienced. We draw on Bourdieu's (1977, 1990) notion of habitus to make sense of some of these dynamics and argue that an understanding of emotions within dirty work must be framed within a specific set of class and gender relations.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion (IJWOE)ISSN
1740-8938Publisher
InderscienceExternal DOI
Issue
2Volume
4Page range
195-212Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes
Legacy Posted Date
2016-10-18Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC