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Sociology of Work Structures and Inequalities

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ISBN-10: 0195381726

ISBN-13: 9780195381726

Edition: 2009

Authors: Steven P. Vallas, William Finlay, Amy S. Wharton

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Understanding the world of work is often difficult for students--particularly undergraduates--to grasp. The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities answers the need for a clear, engaging--and affordable--introduction to the basic concepts used by sociologists of work. Throughout, the text links the most up-to-date research and scholarship on work and occupations with their underlying sociological principles. Beginning with a thorough discussion of these core concepts, it goes on to show the historical developments of labor processes, thus allowing students to draw modern, real-world connections. The book also examines the contemporary work scene (both domestic and global), its…    
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List price: $129.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 7.52" wide x 9.21" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Steven Vallas is Professor and Chair of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University. William Finlay is Professor and Department Head of Sociology at the University of Georgia. Amy Wharton is Professor of Sociology at Washington State University and editor of the journal, Social Problems.

Caitrin Lynch is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Olin College. She is the author of Juki Girls, Good Girls: Gender and Cultural Politics in Sri Lanka's Global Garment Industry and Retirement on the Line: Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory .Caitrin Lynch is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Olin College. She is the author of Juki Girls, Good Girls: Gender and Cultural Politics in Sri Lanka's Global Garment Industry and Retirement on the Line: Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory .

Preface
Introduction
The Sociology of Work: An Invitation
The Primacy-of-Production Thesis
The Sociology of Work: Core Principles
Conclusion
Theoretical Traditions in the Sociology of Work
Classical Perspectives on Work and Society
Contemporary Perspectives on Work and Society
Perspectives on Work: Present Realities and Future Perspectives
Studying Workers and Work: Research Methods in the Field
Methods for Studying Work and Workers Official Statistics
Surveys and Interviews
Ethnographies
Experiments
Summary and Conclusion
The Historical Development of Work
The Industrial Revolution and Beyond: Culture, Work, and Social Change
Understanding the Industrial Revolution
The Meaning of Work in Preindustrial Societies
The Rise of the Factory System
Gender, Family, and the Factory System: The Rise of the Male Breadwinner Norm
Conclusion
The Second Industrial Revolution: Mass Production and Labor Management
The Rise of Mass Production
How Workers Responded to Mass Production
The Invention of Personnel Management
The Hawthorne Research: The Discovery of the Work Group
Summary
Occupational Structures
Blue-Collar Workers and the Hidden World of Work
The Skills of Blue-Collar Workers
How Work Gets Done: Informal Work Practices
Good Citizenship in the Workplace
Summary
Managers: Careers at Work
The Managerial Occupation
What Do Managers Do?
Managers' Careers
Gender and Racial Differences in Access to Power and Authority
The Future of Management
Summary
The Professions: Power and Status in the Workplace
Characteristics of the Professions
Controlling Professional Work: The Professional Ethic
Professional Careers
Summary
Service Jobs: Close Encounters with Customers
Defining Service
Service Industries and Service Occupations
Characteristics of Service Jobs
Control, Routinization, and Technology in Service Work
Doing Deference: Personal Service Work
Conclusion: Beyond the Service Economy
Inequalities
Unions in America: The Struggles of the Labor Movement
The Glory Years of Industrial Unionism: 1933-1945
The Decline of Unions After World War II
The Costs of Union Decline
The Future of Unions
Summary
Gender and Work
The Rise in Women's Labor Force Participation
The Sex Segregation of Jobs and Occupations
Maintaining Barriers Between "Women's" and "Men's" Jobs
The Gender Pay Gap and the Worth of Jobs
The Future of Gender Inequality at Work
Conclusion
Managing Diversity: Racial and Ethnic Divisions at Work
Race, Ethnicity, and the Sociology of Work
Government Efforts to Uproot Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Conclusion
Immigrant Workers: Marginal Work, Networks, and Entrepreneurship
Migration of the Poor: Mexicans, Central Americans, and Filipinos
Immigrant Hiring: Networks and Gateways
Immigrants and Entrepreneurship
Summary
The Future of Work: Key Issues and Social Choices
Work and Family
The Rise of Domesticity
Work Time, Family Time, and Work-Family Conflict
Cross-National Differences in Work and Family
The Growth of Nonstandard Employment Contracts and the "24/7" Economy
Conclusion
The New American Workplace
Trends in Occupational Growth: Some Evidence
The Changing Employment Relationship
The Participatory Management Movement
Conclusion
Globalization and the American Workplace
Dimensions of Globalization
The Meaning of Globalization for the American Worker
Conclusions: Shaping Globalization
References
Index