| Description |
xxii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Sociology for a new century |
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Sociology for a new century.
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| Contents |
Mapping the contours of work -- Scenes from the new economy -- Culture and work -- Structure and work -- Class structures -- Job markets and job demands -- Demography and the new labor force -- Agency and careers -- Conclusion -- How new is the new economy? -- The old in the new -- A post-industrial society? -- The end of mass production? -- New cultures of control? -- The end of organized labor? -- A new global economy? -- The old in the new: a summary -- Class chasms in the new economy -- Class and opportunity in the United States -- Class and opportunity in the developing world -- Are international economic divides widening or narrowing? -- Conclusion -- Gender chasms in the new economy -- When did home work become non-work? -- Women's participation in the paid labor force in America -- Gender inequalities in compensation -- Socialization, career selection, and career paths -- Interpersonal discrimination in the workplace -- Structural dimensions of gender discrimination -- The devaluation of women's work -- How job designs discriminate -- Strategies to bridge the care gaps: international comparisons -- Conclusion -- Race, ethnicity and work: legacies of the past and problems in the present -- Histories of race, ethnicity, and work -- The magnitude of racial inequality in the new economy -- Intergenerational transmission of resources -- Geographic distribution of race and work opportunity -- Race and discrimination -- Race, ethnicity and work: social policy -- Conclusion -- Whose jobs are secure? -- Risk and work: historical and comparative views -- How insecure are workers in the new economy? -- The costs of job loss and insecurity -- Responding to insecurity: old and new careers -- Conclusion -- A fair day's work-- the intensity and scheduling of jobs in the new economy -- Time, intensity, and work -- How long are we working-- comparative frameworks -- Working long, working hard -- Why are Americans working so much -- Nonstandard schedules: jobs in a 24/7 economy -- How Americans deal with overwork -- Conclusion -- Reshaping the contours of the new economy -- Opportunity chasms -- Class chasms -- Gender chasms -- Racial and ethnic chasms -- International chasms -- The agents of change -- Individualistic approaches -- Activist groups -- Organized labor -- Employers -- The role of government -- A fair labor standards act for the new economy -- Expanding equities in affluence and opportunity -- Health care -- Child care -- Education -- International trade -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy frames the development of jobs and employment opportunities in an international comparative perspective, revealing the historical transformations of work and examining the often profound effects that these changes have had on employee satisfaction. This text provides a rich analysis of the overtime-laden American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy and offers strategic recommendations for making the new economy work for us all."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Labor market -- United States.
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High technology industries -- United States.
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Hours of labor -- United States.
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Industrial relations -- United States.
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Globalization.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009100016
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| Author |
Meiksins, Peter, 1953-
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| LC no. |
2007031680 |
| ISBN |
9781412917445 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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