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Living on the Edge: The Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland
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Living on the Edge: The Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland Paperback - 1995

by Lawrence Felt (Editor); Peter R. Sinclair (Editor)


From the publisher

"Living on the edge" implies insecurity. On the surface, the people of the Great Northern Peninsula must be marginal Canadians for they live in an isolated area where incomes are low and unemployment high. So why do people stay? How do they cope with life on the margins of an advanced industrial society? The editors and the contributing anthropologists and sociologists try to answer these questions by looking at key attitudes and aspects of the social structure. In addition to analysis of the area's economic base in the fishery, this book deals with the informal economy, the division of labour in households, women's local political action, youth unemployment, and the complex and enduring strategies through which residents not only survive in this harsh environment, but create a relatively satisfying lifestyle.

Details

  • Title Living on the Edge: The Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland
  • Author Lawrence Felt (Editor); Peter R. Sinclair (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 268
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher ISER Books, Canada
  • Date 1995
  • ISBN 9780919666849 / 0919666841
  • Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95233836
  • Dewey Decimal Code 330.971