Temp Economy From Kelly Girls to Permatemps in Postwar America

Name: Temp Economy From Kelly Girls to Permatemps in Postwar America
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ISBN: 9781439900819

ISBN-10: 1439900817

ISBN-13: 9781439900819

Edition: 2010

Authors: Erin Hatton

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Everyone knows that work in the west is not what it used to be. Layoffs, outsourcing, contingent work, disappearing career ladders-these are the new workplace realities for an increasing number of people. But why? InThe Temp Economy, Erin Hatton takes one of the best-known icons of the new economy-the temp industry-and finds that it is more than just a symbol of this degradation of work. The temp industry itself played an active role in this decline-and not just for temps. Industry leaders started by inventing the "Kelly Girl," exploiting 1950s gender stereotypes to justify low wages, minimal benefits, and chronic job insecurity. But they did not stop with Kelly Girls. From selling human…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 1/7/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Temp Economy



The Making of the Kelly Girl



The Invention of the Semi-Permanent Employee



The Transformation of Work



Boxing In the Temp Industry


Conclusion: A Model of Work for the Twenty-First Century


Appendix: A Note on Sources


Notes


Index