Her own worth [Elektronisk resurs] negotiations of subjectivity in the life narrative of a female labourer / Eerika Koskinen-Koivisto.

• 1. Introduction : understanding her life. Research aims and questions ; Studying the life of an "ordinary" individual ; Elsa's life context ; Concepts and theoretical framework ; Outline of this book. 2. The dialogic research process and analysis. The interviews and intimacy ; Research ethics ; Tools of analysis. 3. A working woman : the negotiation of gendered ideals. Family dynamics, generations and gendered ideals ; Gender and humour in the factory environment ; Women in manual labour. 4. Social class : identification and distinction. Narrated worlds : social dynamics in the factory community ; The self defined by class. 5. Change and continuity in a life narrative. Embodied change : experiences of advance and loss ; Travelling selves - narrative strategies and biographical time. 6. Conclusions. Narrating subjectivity : continuity and renegotiation ; Reflections on narrative means, strategies and agency ; The potential of micro-level analysis and dialogic approach in life narrative research.

Ämnesord

Arbetarklassen  -- historia (sao)

Women employees  -- Biography. (LCSH)

Women metal-workers  -- Biography. (LCSH)

Women employees  -- Interviews. (LCSH)

Women metal-workers  -- Interviews. (LCSH)

Women  -- Social conditions -- 20th century. (LCSH)

Sex role  -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH)

Arbetarkvinnor  -- historia (sao)

Kvinnor på arbetsmarknaden  -- historia (sao)

Finland  (sao)

Finland  -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. (LCSH)

1900-talet  (sao)

Personnamn

Koskinen, Elsa, 1927-

Klassifikation

305.4823 (DDC)

Ohja (kssb/8 (machine generated))