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xvii, 590 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Drawing from a wide range of classic writings and contemporary empirical selections, Wharton examines important topics in the field and exposes students to examples of sociological research and different theoretical approaches to studying the world of work. This comprehensive reader includes readings that explore micro and macro dimensions of work. This helps students see how work is shaped by its social context and how workplace dynamics shape the larger society
PART I: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS -- Historical Perspectives -- 1. The Way it Was: Factory Labor Before 1915, Sanford M. Jacoby -- 2. How Mothers' Work Was 'Disappeared:' The Invention of the Unproductive Housewife, Ann Crittenden -- 3. The Evolution of the New Industrial Technology, Stephen Meyer III Conceptual Foundations -- 4. Alienated Labour, Karl Marx -- 5. Bureaucracy, Max Weber -- 6. The Principles of Scientific Management, Frederick Winslow Taylor -- 7. The Division of Labor, Harry Braverman -- 8. The Managed Heart, Arlie Hochschild -- PART II: THE NEW WORKPLACE -- The New Workplace -- 9. The Capitalist Firm in the 21st Century, Walter Powell -- 10. Structural Unemployment and the Reconstruction of the Self in the Turbulent Economy, Vicki Smith Technology and Flexibility on the Job -- 11. In the Age of the Smart Machine, Shoshana Zuboff -- 12. On the Digital Assembly Line, Simon Head -- 13. The Transformation of Work Revisited: The Limits of Flexibility, Steven P. Vallas and John P. Beck -- 14. Employee Involvement, Involved Employees: Participative Work Arrangements in a White Collar Service Occupation, Vicki Smith -- PART III: WORK AND INEQUALITY -- Work, Wages, and Inequality -- 15. The New Geography of Global Income Inequality, Glenn Firebaugh -- 16. Jobless Poverty: A New Form of Social Dislocation in the Inner-City Ghetto, William Julius Wilson -- 17. Gender Inequality at Work, David A. Cotter, Joan M. Hermsen, and Reeve Vanneman Race, Gender, and Sexuality on the Job -- 18. "Why Marcia You've Changed!" Male Temporary Clerical Workers Doing Masculinity in a Feminized Occupation, Kevin D. Henson and Jackie Krasas Rogers -- 19. The Locker Room and the Dorm Room: Workplace Norms and the Boundaries of Sexual Harassment in Magazine Editing, Kirsten Dellinger and Christine L. Williams -- 20. Stories Employers Tell, Philip Moss and Chris Tilly -- Immigration, Globalization, and Workplace Inequality -- 21. Unionization and Immigrant Incorporation in San Francisco Hotels, Miriam J. Wells -- 22. Behind the Label, Edna Bonacich and Richard P. Appelbaum -- 23. Maid in L.A., Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo -- PART IV: TYPES OF WORK -- Industrial Work -- 24. Thirty Years of Making Out, Michael Buroway -- 25. Women on the Line, Tom Juravich -- 26. The Most Dangerous Job, Eric Schlosser Service Work -- 27. Over the Counter: McDonald's, Robin Leidner -- 28. 'Getting' and 'Making' a Tip, Greta Foff Paules -- 29. The House Rules, Jeffrey Sallaz Professional and Managerial Work -- 30. Rambo Litigators: Emotional Labor in a Male-Dominated Job, Jennifer Pierce -- 31. The Social Structure of Managerial Work, Robert Jackall -- 32. Black Corporate Executives, Sharon Collins -- Marginal, Contingent, and Low-Wage Jobs -- 33. Just a Temp, Kevin Henson -- 34. American Untouchables: Homeless Scavengers in San Francisco's Underground Economy, Teresa Gowan -- 35. The 24/7 Economy, Harriet B. Presser -- 36. Flat Broke With Children: Enforcing the Work Ethic, Sharon Hays PART V: WORK AND FAMILY -- Care Work: Paid and Unpaid -- 37. Love and Gold, Arlie Hochschild -- 38. Capitalism and the Erosion of Care, Paula England and Nancy Folbre -- 39. Maid to Order: The Politics of Other Women's Work, Barbara Ehrenreich Balancing Work and Family Life -- 40. The Time Bind: Men, Arlie Hochschild -- 41. Motherhood on the Night Shift, Anita Ilta Garey -- 42. American Workers in Cross-National Perspective, Jerry A. Jacobs, Kathleen Gerson, and Janet C. Gornick -- 43. Beach Time, Bridge Time, and Billable Hours: The Temporal Structure of Technical Contracting, James A. Evans, Gideon Kunda, and Stephen R. Barley
Revised edition of: Working in America / Amy S. Wharton. 2nd edition c2002.