Hazing amongst blue-collar workers in France in the contemporary period
Up until the 1970s in the working classes, informal practices of ragging existed among both male and female workers to celebrate young people’s entry into factories. They served a variety of functions: as rites of passage, as brutal manifestations of domination or violence, or as pranks intended to...
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Clio
2017
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| Résumé: | Up until the 1970s in the working classes, informal practices of ragging existed among both male and female workers to celebrate young people’s entry into factories. They served a variety of functions: as rites of passage, as brutal manifestations of domination or violence, or as pranks intended to make others laugh. Because of their obvious sexual dimension, they contributed to the association of workers’ masculinities with manhood. |
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