Episode of Series “Making Sense of Society”.
Presents two real-life cases of individuals who have actually experienced being unemployed. Dave Hunt of Sunderland has been out of work for 8 years. John Lockyer of Watford was unemployed for 4 months in 1971 but has been continuously in employment since then. Demonstrates the effect unemployment has had on their lives and their families.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011329
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee morale
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employees, Dismissal of
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employment attitudes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - Social aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Great Britain
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work ethic
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work experience
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industry - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - Great Britai
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Work ethic
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Self-respect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-respect
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)