00657nam a2200085Ia 4500100002600000245009600026260000900122520042300131583001700554 aBrathwaite, Farley S. aUnemployment and the unemployed in the Caribbean : new directions for sociological research c1977 aFocuses on unemployment as an independent variable by setting forth guidelines to study the social consequences of unemployment. Presents a brief but comprehensive review and evaluation of some past research. Uses insights from this review, insights from sociological theory and draws on knowledge of society and economy in the Caribbean to present guidelines under two main headings viz. substantive and conceptual. c5/7/08kJOYD