Investigates two areas of technology that affect women's lives: productive (clerical work) and reproductive (health care). Case studies of clerical workers and health care recipients illustrate gender-specify effects of technology, ranging from word processors to treatments for infertility.
Investigates two areas of technology that affect women's lives: productive (clerical work) and reproductive (health care). Case studies of clerical wo...
An ethnography of trucking culture, this work documents and analyzes truckers' lives and work ethic, exploring the range of identities truckers create for themselves the renegade cowboy, the company man, the voyeur, the lone king of the road. It examines the meaning of work and the motivation for excelling despite long hours on the road.
An ethnography of trucking culture, this work documents and analyzes truckers' lives and work ethic, exploring the range of identities truckers create...
When Jacoby and Myers made it big with their low-budget legal services and prolific advertising, the business of practicing law was forever changed. Offering a portrait of the dilemmas and work lives of solo and small-firm attorneys, this book provides insight into that continually expanding boundary between professionalism and commercialism.
When Jacoby and Myers made it big with their low-budget legal services and prolific advertising, the business of practicing law was forever changed. O...
On the contrary, the women workers of Harvard University created a powerful and unique union - one that emphasizes their own values and priorities as working women and rejects unwanted aspects of traditional unionism. This book explodes the belief that women white-collar workers tend to reject unionization and accept a passive role in workplace.
On the contrary, the women workers of Harvard University created a powerful and unique union - one that emphasizes their own values and priorities as ...
