Working online, living offline - Labour in the Internet Age (Paperback)

It is often argued that 'digital labour' or 'virtual work' is fundamentally different from traditional forms of labour carried out offline, with 'work' and 'play' collapsed together to become 'playbour' and new forms of value creation that do not fit traditional economic models. But however 'immaterial' their labour processes, workers still have bodies that become exhausted and require feeding and housing in the 'real' economy. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical research, this collection takes a critical look at how online work can be theorised and categorised (including revisiting concepts of 'deskilling' developed in the 1970s). It also analyses how the development of online work has meshed with broader trends in organisational restructuring to erode traditional employment norms, time structures and models of behaviour at work, placing new stresses on offline daily life.

General

Imprint:	The Merlin Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation, 7/1
Release date:	September 2013
Editors:	Ursula Huws
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-0-85036-616-7
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries Promotions
LSN:	0-85036-616-X
Barcode:	9780850366167

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