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defensive individualism: a standalone construct

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Sociology of work

reluctance among the Black urban poor to help job-seeking contacts, for fear that referrals will damage their own standing.

In sociology of work, defensive individualism refers to reluctance among the Black urban poor to help job-seeking contacts, for fear that referrals will damage their own standing. This meaning comes from Smith (2005) in American Journal of Sociology.[1]

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References

Smith, S. S. (2005). “Don’t put my name on it”: Social Capital Activation and Job‐Finding Assistance among the Black Urban Poor. American Journal of Sociology, 111(1), 1-57. https://doi.org/10.1086/428814

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