precariat
See also: précariat
English
Etymology
Blend of precarious + proletariat, popularized by economist Guy Standing in his book The Precariat (2011).
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Noun
precariat (countable and uncountable, plural precariats)
- (sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.
- 2011 June 1, Guy Standing, “Who will be a voice for the emerging precariat?”, in The Guardian:
- The global precariat is not yet a class in the Marxian sense, being internally divided and only united in fears and insecurities. But it is a class in the making, approaching a consciousness of common vulnerability.
- [2013 January 28, Colin Moynihan, “In 'Occupy,' Well-Educated Professionals Far Outnumbered Jobless, Study Finds”, in New York Times City Room:
- Professor [Stephanie] Luce characterized the protesters who had problems finding full-time work as part of an emerging demographic that some commentators call the “precariat” — educated people forced into unsteady or insecure jobs because little else is available.]
- 2014 February 11, David Brooks, “The American Precariat”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- The American Precariat seems more hunkered down, insecure, risk averse, relying on friends and family but without faith in American possibilities. This fatalism is historically uncharacteristic of America.
- 2017 December 2, Jessica Bruder, “Living in cars, working for Amazon: meet America's new nomads”, in The Guardian:
- My first encounter with one group of the new nomads came in 2013, at the Desert Rose RV park in Fernley, Nevada. It was populated by members of the “precariat”: temporary laborers doing short-term jobs in exchange for low wages.
- 2019 December 13, David Brooks, “The Politics of Exhaustion”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Second, there is the precariat. These are the young and educated voters caught in the gig economy, who see no career security ahead.
Related terms
- cognitariat
- and see: precarious
Translations
sociological group
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