This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new
areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts
of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories,
recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as
work, what work is, and where it takes place. This topical book
takes up these developments, broadening our understanding of work.
Complementing the second edition of Grint's successful Sociology of
Work textbook, this book is divided into five parts, each of which
explores recent developments in the theory and practice of work.
The wide range of substantive areas covered includes domestic work,
globalization, gender, resistance, child labour and labour
relations. The theoretical approaches incorporate theories of
technology, time, identity, change and discipline. The authors
include some of the leading international writers in their fields
today, such as Stephen Barley, John Hassard, Bruno Latour and Judy
Wajcman, plus some of the rising stars of the future. Each part has
an introduction by the editor which contextualizes the selections,
and there is a general introduction to help students navigate the
text.
"Work and Society: A Reader" will be essential reading for anyone
taking courses in the sociology of work, organizational behaviour,
business studies, studying MBAs or wishing to understand the
contemporary world of work.
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