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Work and Society
A Reader
Keith Grint (Author)
9780745622224, Polity Press
Hardback, published 19 October 2000
368 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 0.789 kg
'The wide-ranging scope of this book provides something fresh for the most jaded specialist and encourages newcomers to the field to discard their comforting prejudices.' Ray Pahl, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex 'Any teacher who wants students to have a stimulating, original and thought provoking introduction to the sociology of work should ensure that this collection is in their hands.' -- Colin Crouch, Professor of Sociology, European University Institute, Florence 'Work is sure to remain central to our lives yet the future of work has been subject to so much spin that it seems to have got out of control. Keith Grint recognizes the dangers and steers a judicious course between apocalyptic visions and plodding his selection for the Reader. The wide-ranging scope of this book provides something fresh for the most jaded specialist and encourages newcomers to the field to discard their comforting prejudice.' -- Ray Pahl, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
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.
Acknowledgments xi Editor’s Note xiii Abbreviations xiv Editor’s Introduction 1 Figures vii Tables viii Part I Beyond the Conventions of Work Introduction 7 1 Time 14 2 Technology 41 3 Age Part II Outside the Factory Gate Introduction 73 4 The Customer 76 5 Domestic Work 94 Part II Constraints and Consensus at Work Introduction 111 6 Culture 117 7 Discipline 142 8 Resistance 163 Part IV After Class Introduction 199 9 Race and Ethnicity 204 10 Gender 254 Part V The Future of Work Introduction 277 11 Globalization 280 12 Change 280 Editor’s Bibliography 343 Index 345
Images of Time in Work and Organization
John Hassard
Technology is Society made Durable
Bruno Latour
Child Labour: an Economic Perspective
Christiaan Grootaert and Ravi Kanbur
The Cult(ure) of the Customer
Paul du Gay and Graeme Salaman
The Superwoman Syndrome: Gender Differences in Attitudes towards Equal Opportunities at Work and towards Domestic Responsibilities at Home
Sue Newell
The Invention of Corporate Culture: A history of the Histories of Cadbury
Michael Rowlinson and John Hassard
Disciplinary Power in the modern Corporation
Stanley Deetz
Strategies of Resistance: Power, Knowledge and Subjectivity in the Workplace
David Collinson
Employment
Tariq Modood
It’s Hard to be Soft: Is Management Style Gendered?
Judy Wajcman
Variety of Pattern of the Post-Fordist Economy: Why are the ‘Old Times’ still with us and the ‘New Times’ yet to come?
Fiorenza Belussi and Francesco Garibaldo
Design and Devotion: Surges of Rational and Normative Ideologies of Control in Managerial Discourse Stephen R. Barley and Gideon Kunda
Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]
