| Description |
xv, 503 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. History and Methods Foundations -- 1. The Evolution of Work -- 2. Studying the World of Work -- Part II. The Personal Context of Work -- 3. Meaningful Work -- 4. Barriers to Work Race, Gender and Class (was -- 5. Work and Family -- 6. Collective Responses to Work -- 7. Technology and Organization -- 8. From Field, Mine, and Factory The Manufacturing Core -- 9. The High-Technology Workplace The High-Technology Revolution -- 10. Services -- Part IV. Occupations and Professions -- 11. Professions and Professionals -- 12. Executives, Managers, and Administrators Management -- 13. Clerical and Sales Administrative Support -- 14. Marginal Jobs -- Part V. Work in the Twenty-First Century -- 15. The World of the Large Corporation -- 16. Work in a Global Economy The Global Economy -- 17. The Future of Work |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-481) and index |
| Subject |
Industrial sociology.
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| Author |
Sullivan, Teresa A., 1949-
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| LC no. |
2007923913 |
| ISBN |
0495003719 (paperback) |
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9780495003717 (paperback) |
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