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List of Exhibits | |
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About the Authors | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Mapping the Contours of Work | |
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Scenes From the New Economy | |
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Culture and Work | |
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Structure and Work | |
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Class Structures | |
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Job Markets and Job Demands | |
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Demography and the New Labor Force | |
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Agency and Careers | |
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Conclusion | |
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New Products, New Ways of Working, and the New Economy | |
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A Postindustrial Society? | |
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The End of Mass Production? | |
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New Skills? | |
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Interactive Service Work | |
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High-Tech Work | |
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New Cultures of Control? | |
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The End of Organized Labor? | |
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A New Global Economy? | |
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Conclusion | |
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Economic Inequality, Social Mobility, and the New Economy | |
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Are Economic Divides Narrowing or Widening in the United States? | |
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Are Career Pathways Opening or Closing? | |
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Missing Rungs in the Ladder | |
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Entry Points: Securing the Good Job in Young Adulthood | |
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Is the Global Economy Becoming More Flat or Bumpy? | |
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Conclusion | |
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Whose Jobs Are Secure? | |
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Risk and Work: Historical and Comparative Views | |
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How Insecure Are Workers in the New Economy? | |
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The Costs of Job Loss and Insecurity | |
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Responding to Insecurity: Old and New Careers | |
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Conclusion | |
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A Fair Day's Work? The Intensity and Scheduling of Jobs in the New Economy | |
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Time, Intensity, and Work | |
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How Long Are We Working? Comparative Frameworks | |
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Working Long, Working Hard | |
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Why Are Americans Working So Much? | |
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Nonstandard Schedules: Jobs in a 24/7 Economy | |
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How Americans Deal With Overwork | |
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Conclusion | |
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Gender Chasms in the New Economy | |
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When Did Home Work Become Nonwork? | |
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Women's Participation in the Paid Labor Force in America | |
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Gender Inequalities in Compensation | |
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Socialization, Career Selection, and Career Paths | |
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Interpersonal Discrimination in the Workplace | |
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Structural Dimensions of Gender Discrimination | |
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The Devaluation of Women's Work | |
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How Job Designs Discriminate | |
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Strategies to Bridge the Care Gaps: International Comparisons | |
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Conclusion | |
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Race, Ethnicity, and Work: Legacies of the Past, Problems in the Present | |
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Histories of Race, Ethnicity, and Work | |
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African American Exceptionality | |
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The Immigrant Experience | |
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The Magnitude of Racial Inequality in the New Economy | |
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Intergenerational Transmission of Resources | |
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Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Capital | |
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Race, Ethnicity, and Human Capital | |
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Race, Ethnicity, and Social Capital | |
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Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Capital | |
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Geographic Distribution of Race and Work Opportunity | |
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Racial Prejudice and Discrimination | |
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Racialized Jobs | |
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Race, Ethnicity, and Work; Social Policy | |
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Affirmative Action | |
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Immigration Policy | |
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Conclusion | |
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Reshaping the Contours of the New Economy | |
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Opportunity Chasms | |
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Class Chasms | |
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Gender Chasms | |
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Racial and Ethnic Chasms | |
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International Chasms | |
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The Agents of Change | |
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The Role of Individuals | |
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The Role of Activist Groups | |
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The Role of Organized Labour | |
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The Role of Employers | |
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The Role of Government | |
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The Role of International Organizations | |
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Conclusion | |
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Appendix: Legislative and Regulatory Timeline of Worker Rights and Protections in the United States | |
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References | |
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Index | |