- Title
- Belonging and the self as enterprise: place, relationships and the formation of occupation-based identities
- Creator
- Cook, Julia; Woodman, Dan
- Relation
- Sociologia Ruralis Vol. 60, Issue 2, p. 375-393
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12285
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Research considering young adults’ experiences of place is characterised by two focal points: the relationship between place, education and employment; and immaterial aspects of place such as experiences of belonging and relationality. Previous research has worked across these focal points considering, for instance, how symbolic and immaterial factors and social ties can inform mobility choices and experiences. We extend this work by drawing on longitudinal qualitative data to show three ways that place attachment can be a part of the formation of contemporary occupation‐based identities. Using the concept of the self as enterprise (Kelly 2013), we mark out this development as part of a broader generational shift in occupational identities. We ultimately find that some young adults can remain in or return to meaningful rural and regional places by developing an occupational identity or ‘personal brand’ informed by changing occupational demands and enabled by social ties linked to specific places.
- Subject
- youth; young adulthood; entrepreneurialism; employment; residential mobility; belonging; rurality; SDG 11; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1444527
- Identifier
- uon:42330
- Identifier
- ISSN:0038-0199
- Rights
- Cook, Julia; Woodman, Dan. “Belonging and the self as enterprise: place, relationships and the formation of occupation-based identities”. Sociologia Ruralis Vol. 60, Issue 2, p. 375-393 (2020), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12285. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
- Language
- eng
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