The Sociology of Work: Continuity and Change in Paid and Unpaid Work"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 University Stephen 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:
This latest edition will be welcomed by lecturers and students wanting an authoritative guide to the sociology of work. |
Contents
1 the historical transformation of work | 1 |
2 work and alienation | 32 |
3 work and deskilling | 56 |
4 work upskilling and polarization | 74 |
fordism neofordism and postfordism | 90 |
fordism neofordism and postfordism | 119 |
7 nonstandard work | 145 |
unemployment | 172 |
9 domestic work | 192 |
paid and unpaid work | 218 |
glossary | 241 |
247 | |
web addresses | 274 |
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Other editions - View all
The Sociology of Work: Continuity and Change in Paid and Unpaid Work Stephen Edgell Limited preview - 2011 |
The Sociology of Work: Continuity and Change in Paid and Unpaid Work Stephen Edgell No preview available - 2012 |
The Sociology of Work: Continuity and Change in Paid and Unpaid Work Stephen Edgell No preview available - 2012 |
Common terms and phrases
alienation analysis argued assembly line assembly-line automation Beck Bell’s Blauner Braverman Britain call centre Castells cent Chapter craft critical customers decline deskilling thesis destandardization dimension discussed division of labour domestic workers economic employers factory fast-food female feminism flexibility Ford Fordism full-time gender globalization growth hence historical homeworkers housework ibid increased industrial capitalism industrial capitalist societies interactive service involves Jahoda’s knowledge labour force labour process lean production less machines major male managerial Marx Marx’s mass production McDonald’s ment neo-Fordist non-standard occupational organization organizational paid part-time post-Fordism post-Fordist post-industrial society production system reference role scientific management self-employment skill social sociology standard suggests symmetrical family thesis Table tasks Taylorism teleworking temporary tend theory tion trade unions transformation trend unem unemployed unemployment unpaid domestic upskilling wage wage labour women workers workforce