Dirty Work: The Social Construction of Taint

ISBN-13: 9781932792737 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 283 str.

Shirley K. Drew; Melanie Mills; Bob M. Gassaway

Opis

Profiling a number of occupations that society deems tainted (prison guards, forensic pathologists, AIDS caregivers, and others), "Dirty Work" offers vivid, ethnographic reports that focus on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical stains that derive from engaging in such occupations.