Formby, AP (2017) 'Got a degree...all of a sudden I'm in a Jobcentre': The role of 'stigma' in 'precarious' graduate transitions. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 25 (3). pp. 249-262. ISSN 1759-8273
Abstract
There is widespread evidence that those claiming out-of-work benefits experience different types of 'benefit stigma' in the UK, with the focus largely falling on conventionally disadvantaged welfare users. In contrast, graduates' experiences of 'benefits stigma' go unnoticed because of their relative advantage within the labour market. Yet, an increase in precarity across the labour market has unsettled graduate transitions and is re-shaping their relationships with out-of-work benefits. Against this backdrop, this article explores how graduates respond to different aspects of 'benefit stigma'. It posits that challenging stigmatising narratives associated with out-of-benefits – is integral to support graduates furthest away from knowledge-based economy jobs.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Policy Press 2017. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Formby, AP (2017) 'Got a degree...all of a sudden I'm in a Jobcentre': The role of 'stigma' in 'precarious' graduate transitions. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 25 (3). pp. 249-262. ISSN 1759-8273] is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1332/175982717X14877669275128. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | welfare reform; benefit stigma; youth; precarity; graduate transitions; Jobcentre Plus |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2018 12:10 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2018 01:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Policy Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1332/175982717X14877669275128 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126188 |