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HISTORYSOCIOLOGYLABOURSTUDIESPOLITICALECONOMYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSEveryyearwhenthetemperaturedropsbelowfreezingcountlesspeopledoasthethermometersdoheadsouth.SincetheendoftheSecondWorldWarFloridahasbeenoneofthemostdesiredvacationandretirementdestinationsforgenerationsofsnowbirds.examinestheeffectsoftheseasonalmigrationnotonlyfortravellersbutalsoforlocalFloridians.Developingnumerousthemesincludingleisurestate-promotedtourismcitizenshipandbusinessinvestmentGodefroyDesrosiers-LauzonconsidersadvertisementsmoviespolicymakersandthebehaviourofsnowbirdsinFloridatoprovidethemostthoroughstudyofthevacationstatetodate.HealsolooksatthetemporarycommunitiesofCanadiansQubecoisNewEnglandersandMid-Westernersthatdevelopshowinghowtheyblurthelinesthatusuallydividenationalandregionalidentitiesandyouthandage.AninsightfulworkfullofamusingdetailspiecestogetheracompleteculturalatlasofFloridasnowbirdsthatgoesfarbeyondthefamiliarpostcardstheysendhomeholdsaPhDinAmericanhistoryfromtheUniversityofOttawa.FromtheendoftheSecondWorldWartotheearlystheNorthAmericannormwasthatmenhadfull-timejobsearnedafamilywageandexpectedtostaywiththesameemployerforlife.Inhouseholdswithchildrenmostwomenwereunpaidcaregivers.Thissituationbegantochangeinthemid-sastwo-earnerhouseholdsbecamecommonplacewithwomenenteringemploy-mentthroughtemporaryandpart-timejobs.Sincetheslesspermanentprecariousemploymenthasincreasinglybecomethenormforallworkers.offersanewunderstandingofthesocialandhealthimpactsofthischangeinthemodernworkplacewhereout-sourcinglimitedtermcontractsandtheeliminationofpensionsandhealthbenetshavebecomethenewstandard.Usinginformationfrominterviewsandsurveyswithworkersinlesspermanentemploymenttheauthorsshowhowprecariousemploymentaffectsthehealthofworkerslabourproductivityandthesustainabilityofthetraditionalfamilymodel.Atimelyandrelevantworkforuncertaineconomictimesprovideshelpfulinformationforunderstandingthepresentworkplaceandsecuringbetterfuturesfortodaysworkforce.isaprofessoroflabourstudiesandeconomicsatMcMasterUniversity.isanassistantprofessorinpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofVictoriaandaresearchassociateoftheLabourandEnterprisePolicyResearchGroupattheUniversityofCapeTown.isaresearchcoordinatorwhohasmanagedprojectsandorganizationsrelatedtoequityemploymentadulteducationandinternationaldevelopment.FloridasSnowbirdsSpectacleMobilityandCommunitysinceWorkingWithoutCommitmentsTheHealthEffectsofPrecariousEmploymentJuly2011March2011198019701980lep1945godefroydesrosiers-lauzonwaynelewchukmarleaclarkeandalicedewolff2011MQUPSPRINGAportraitofthesocialandculturaleffectsofyingsouthforthewinter.978-0-7735-3854-229.95ACDN29.95AUS20.99paper978-0-7735-3853-595.00SCDN95.00SUS74.00cloth69440pp12photos978-0-7735-3828-329.95ACDNpaperAvailableinCanadaonly978-0-7735-3827-695.00SCDN95.00SUS74.00cloth69344ppFloridasSnowbirdsFloridasSnowbirdsWorkingWithoutCommitmentsWorkingWithoutCommitmentsGodefroyDesrosiers-LauzonWayneLewchukMarleaClarkeAlicedeWolff