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Precariat

In sociology and economics, the precariat (/prɪˈkɛəriət/) is a social class formed by people suffering from precarity, which means existing without predictability or security, thereby affecting material or psychological well-being. The term is a portmanteau of precarious and proletariat.

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Precariat

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples49
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
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related to overview · 22
Precariat → Brexit, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Europe, European Council, Foreign Relations, French, Germans, Guy Standing, In, Italians, Policy Network, Precariat Charter, Some, The, The British, The New Dangerous Class, The Precariat, This, United Kingdom
related to Further reading · 14
Precariat → Arne, Bloomsbury Academic, Guy, ISBN, Job Insecurity, John Wiley, Kalleberg, Precarious Lives, Rich Democracies, Sons, Standing, The New Dangerous Class, The Precariat, Well-Being
related to External links · 10
Precariat → April, Cash, European, Huffington PostWe’re All Precarious, Jacobin, May, Noam Chomsky, Now, Plutonomy, The Guardian
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Precariat → lack of job security

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class precarious new proletariat activities social work job means security labor british people well-being term industrial century members including employment

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Precariatis alack of job security0.90text
Japaninstance ofand are usually trapped in old industrial parts of the country.The precariat class has been emerging in societies0.80text
where it numbers over two million.The theory has been criticized by sociologist Erik Olin Wright for categorising the precariat as a distinct class from the working classinstance ofand are usually trapped in old industrial parts of the country.The precariat class has been emerging in societies0.80text
Precariatrelated to External linksPlutonomy0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksNoam Chomsky0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksHuffington PostWe’re All Precarious0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksNow0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksJacobin0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksApril0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksCash0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksEuropean0.60section
Precariatrelated to External linksThe Guardian0.60section

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