Sea daddy: an excursus into an endangered social species
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Maritime Policy & Management
- Vol. 13 (1) , 53-60
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03088838600000021
Abstract
This paper examines the stereotypic image of the American merchant seaman. The persistence of this stigma has made attempts at higher social status for seamen problematic. A typology of seamen is constructed on the basis of two dimensions: primary identification either with seaman subculture or shore-side society; and response to the stigma of the occupation. Ninety-five interviews were conducted with seamen, union officials, and relatives of seamen. Participant observation is used to supplement the data obtained in the interviews.Keywords
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