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Emotional dimensions of dirty work: men's encounter with taint in the butcher trade

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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:35 authored by Ruth Simpson, Natalia SlutskayaNatalia Slutskaya, Jason Hughes
This 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.

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  • Published

Journal

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion (IJWOE)

ISSN

1740-8938

Publisher

Inderscience

Issue

2

Volume

4

Page range

195-212

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-10-18

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