„This book will appeal to a wide audience. It so adroitly sums upthe state of play in a number of arenas: the contemporary UKeconomy and the future of work, current debates about gender andidentity, the “crisis„ of masculinity, and the emerging“problem" of white, working-class boys floundering tohold down jobs and identities that are increasingly'redundant'.„
--Rosemary Pringle, Professor of Sociology, University ofSouthampton, UK
“Much has been written about the so-called 'crisis ofmasculinity' but rarely have its contours been charted in such asprecise way and with such clear empathy for those at its cuttingedge.„
--Peter Jackson, University of Sheffield, UK
“I recommend , and sincerely hope, that this book is widelyread, inside and outside academia.„ (Enviroment and Planning D: Society and Space)
“Linda McDowell has produced a highly readable and accessiblebook, packed with rich and original empirical data, and writtenwith a lightness of touch that belies the complexity of thetheoretical debates pulled together within it. RedundantMasculinities combines an impressive synthesis of contemporarytheoretical debates and perspectives, with a thorough empiricalmethodology to produce a first-class piece of applied research.„(Work, Employment and Society)
“McDowell offers a groundbreaking and often intenselysympathetic portrait of the ruptures and fragmentations of white, working class male hegemony under neoliberalism. Through deft useof narrative and analysis, she humanizes masculinity and masculinedevelopment in a manner heretofore rarely seen in sociologicalresearch." (Area 2005, vol 34/4)