New sociology of work/ edited by Lynne Pettinger...[et al]

By:

"Pettinger, Lynne(ed.)"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford; Blackwell; 2005Description: 247pISBN:

9781405139038

Subject(s):

Sociology

DDC classification:

301 NEW

Summary: This book asks what might be required of a new sociology of work and why such a project is vital for understanding people s working lives at the start of the twenty–first century. A collection of essays examining the concept of work, questioning what constitutes work, and where work ends and other activities begin. Acknowledges the work that goes on outside formal employment, in the family, the community and within various institutions. Highlights the importance of understanding the broad range of experiences of work in order to provide a more meaningful account of people s work practices. Draws on studies which explore how localized temporal, temporal and socio–economic factors shape people s experiences. The editors develop a distinctive theoretical framework and draw together key conclusions and policy recommendations.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	301 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		131152

Total holds: 0

Browsing Gandhi Smriti Library shelves Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	301 MAK Making sense of social problem	301 MUC Through the lens of anthropology	301 MYF My favourite Levi-Strauss	301 NEW New sociology of work/ edited by Lynne Pettinger...[et al]	301 NIS Sociological tradition	301 OOM Knowledge and society	301 OXF Oxford India companion to sociology and social anthropology / edited by Veena Das	Next

This book asks what might be required of a new sociology of work and why such a project is vital for understanding people s working lives at the start of the twenty–first century. A collection of essays examining the concept of work, questioning what constitutes work, and where work ends and other activities begin. Acknowledges the work that goes on outside formal employment, in the family, the community and within various institutions. Highlights the importance of understanding the broad range of experiences of work in order to provide a more meaningful account of people s work practices. Draws on studies which explore how localized temporal, temporal and socio–economic factors shape people s experiences. The editors develop a distinctive theoretical framework and draw together key conclusions and policy recommendations.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.