The Sociology of Work: Continuity and Change in Paid and Unpaid Work

By Stephen Edgell

Book Overview

Fully updated and restructured, the Second Edition of Stephen Edgell′s comprehensive title charts the rise of work′ from the first human societies.

The book explores all aspects of work including paid and unpaid, standard and non-standard and unemployment. New material has been incorporated covering the theories and practices of globalization, capitalist globalization, neo-liberalism, economic crisis, technological and organizational change, and trade unions.

Drawing on classic and contemporary theorists, the author:

Covers key issues regarding paid industrial and service sector work: alienation, skill, post-industrial society, network enterprises in the informational society, flexibility, Fordism, neo-Fordism, post-Fordism McDonaldization, emotional labor, the destandardization of work and the social impact of unemploymentDiscusses key issues regarding non-paid work: domestic work as work′, the impact of technology, the impact of feminism, feminization and globalizationProvides student friendly pedagogy: suggestions for further reading, questions for discussion and assessment, an extensive glossary and links to key websites and downloadable articles.

A superb teaching text this new edition will be welcomed by lecturers and students wanting an authoritative guide to the sociology of work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849204136
• ISBN13: 9781849204132
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"