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Item Details
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THE SOCIOLOGY OF WORK
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN PAID AND UNPAID WORK |
| By: |
Stephen Edgell |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£27.59 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1446254356 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781446254356 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD (DIGITAL) |
| Pub. date: |
30 December, 2011 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Description: |
A bold new edition of this popular textbook. Including a host of up-to-date examples and greatly improved pedagogy, it will continue to be adopted on courses in sociology and business and management departments worldwide. |
| Synopsis: |
"A highly readable and approachable account of the sociology of work... a first-rate introductory text that is sure to become essential reading for students, teachers, and researchers."- Jason Hughes, Brunel University"An excellent text. Its comparative and historical sweep is particularly welcome and the analysis provided is thoughtful and well grounded."- John Eldridge, University of Glasgow"An invaluable and up-to-date text for students and researchers. Detailed and wide-ranging in its scope it is an excellent source of materials combined with a thought provoking and challenging set of arguments."- Huw Beynon, Cardiff UniversityStephen Edgell's book charts the rise of 'work' and explores all aspects of work including paid and unpaid, standard and non-standard and unemployment. New material has been incorporated covering the theories and practices of globalization, interactive service work, economic crisis, technological and organizational change, and trade unions. Drawing on classic and contemporary theorists, the book: Covers key issues regarding paid industrial and service sector work: alienation, skill, post-industrial society, network enterprises, flexibility, Fordism, neo-Fordism, post-Fordism, McDonaldization, emotional labour, destandardization and the social impact of unemployment.Discusses key issues regarding non-paid work: domestic work as 'work', the impact of technology, symmetrical family thesis, the impact of feminism, and globalization.Provides student friendly pedagogy: suggestions for further reading, questions for discussion and assessment, an extensive glossary and links to key websites and downloadable articles. This latest edition will be welcomed by lecturers and students wanting an authoritative guide to the sociology of work. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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