The Laziness Myth: Narratives of Work and the Good Life in South Africa

by Christine Jeske

Book Overview

When people cannot find good work, can they still find good lives? By investigating this question in the context of South Africa, where only 43 percent of adults are employed, Christine Jeske invites readers to examine their own assumptions about how work and the good life do or do not coincide. The Laziness Myth challenges the widespread premise that hard work determines success by tracing the titular "laziness myth," a persistent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501752510
• ISBN13: 9781501752513
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher