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Clinging to the precipice: Travails of a contract researcher in sociology

Bartley, M; (2015) Clinging to the precipice: Travails of a contract researcher in sociology. In: Twamley, K and Doidge, M and Scott, A, (eds.) Sociologists' Tales: Contemporary narratives on sociological thought and practice. (pp. 197-203). Policy Press: Bristol, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

This chapter tells a story that is now common but was less so when experienced by the author. It describes 30-odd years of work in sociology and social epidemiology entirely spent on short term contracts.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Clinging to the precipice: Travails of a contract researcher in sociology
ISBN-13: 9781447318699
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1332/policypress/9781447318668.001.0001
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447318668....
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: insecurity, careers, heath inequality, unemployment
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10064743
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