Work and Society: Sociological Approaches, Themes and Methods

ISBN-13: 9780415336499 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 350 str.

Tim Strangleman

Opis

Work and Society is an important new text about the sociology of work and employment. It provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology, business and politics, with a firm and enjoyable foundation to this fascinating area of sociology, giving comprehensive coverage of traditional areas of the sub-discipline as well as new trends and developments. The book is divided into three complementary and interconnected sections - investigating work, work and social change and understanding work. These sections allow readers to explore themes, issues and approaches by examining how sociologists have thought about, and researched work and how the sub-discipline has been influenced by wider society itself. Novel features include separate chapters on researching work, domestic work, unemployment and work, and the representation of work in literary and visual media.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Section 1: Investigating Work  2. Theory and Work  3. Researching Work  4. Representations of Work  Section 2: Work and Social Change  5. Work and Industrial Society  6. Work and Post Industrial Society  Section 3: Understanding Work  7. Divisions at Work  8. Controlling Work  9. Time and Work  10. Domestic Work  11. Unemployment and Work  12. Culture, Emotion and Identity at Work  13. Conclusion