[PDF] Advanced Introduction To The Sociology Of Work eBook

Author : Amy S. Wharton
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,76 MB
Release : 2022-06-28
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ISBN : 9781839101625

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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction examines the economic, social, and political conditions that have shaped the 21st century workplace in wealthy democracies, highlighting the changes in work since the 1970s which have produced the 'new economy'. Amy S. Wharton illuminates important aspects of today's workplace, including the service economy, customer-facing jobs, the transformative effects of digital platforms, and the 'opening' of the employment relationship. Key Features: Analysis of algorithms and the gig economy in the broader context of workplace change Insight into the interconnections between gender, work, and family, as well as the sources of stability and change in these relations over time Understanding changes in the spatial, physical, and temporal aspects of work and their impacts on workers and families Foregrounds inequality, using the intersectional lenses of race, class, gender, and citizenship to explore this issue Revealing the continuities and discontinuities between the workplace of the past and the present, this Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for sociology researchers and advanced students. Business scholars, students and leaders will also benefit from its discussion of platform-based service work and the rise of nonstandard, contingent, and temporary jobs.

Author : Wharton, Amy S.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,63 MB
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 183910161X

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This Advanced Introduction examines the economic, social, and political conditions that have shaped the 21st century workplace in wealthy democracies, highlighting the changes in work since the 1970s which have produced the ‘new economy’. Amy S. Wharton illuminates important aspects of today’s workplace, including the service economy, customer-facing jobs, the transformative effects of digital platforms, and the ‘opening’ of the employment relationship.

Author : Anderson, Eric
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 39,32 MB
Release : 2022-02-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1800889283

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This Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport highlights the relationship between sport and violence, brain injury, social class, sexual minorities, gender, and race. Eric Anderson and Rory Magrath expertly draw on a range of scholarly evidence to outline how these issues intersect with contemporary sports culture

Author : Stephen Edgell
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 38,76 MB
Release : 2011-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1446260461

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"A highly readable and approachable account of the sociology of work... a first-rate introductory text that is sure to become essential reading for students, teachers, and researchers." - Jason Hughes, Brunel University "An excellent text. Its comparative and historical sweep is particularly welcome and the analysis provided is thoughtful and well grounded." - John Eldridge, University of Glasgow "An invaluable and up-to-date text for students and researchers. Detailed and wide-ranging in its scope it is an excellent source of materials combined with a thought provoking and challenging set of arguments." - Huw Beynon, Cardiff University Stephen Edgell′s book charts the rise of ′work′ and 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, interactive service work, economic crisis, technological and organizational change, and trade unions. Drawing on classic and contemporary theorists, the book: Covers key issues regarding paid industrial and service sector work: alienation, skill, post-industrial society, network enterprises, flexibility, Fordism, neo-Fordism, post-Fordism, McDonaldization, emotional labour, destandardization and the social impact of unemployment. Discusses key issues regarding non-paid work: domestic work as ′work′, the impact of technology, symmetrical family thesis, the impact of feminism, and globalization. Provides student friendly pedagogy: suggestions for further reading, questions for discussion and assessment, an extensive glossary and links to key websites and downloadable articles. This latest edition will be welcomed by lecturers and students wanting an authoritative guide to the sociology of work.

Author : Mimi Sheller
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 29,54 MB
Release : 2021-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1788979575

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Leading mobilities theorist Mimi Sheller offers an up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of the complex mobility disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath in this timely Advanced Introduction. It outlines the formation of the interdisciplinary field of mobility studies, arguing that mobilities theory is crucial to planning post-pandemic recovery, sustainable communities, and low-carbon transitions. From tourism to migration to urban infrastructure, to informal and reproductive mobilities, Sheller reveals how multiple im/mobilities are interconnected, as the novel coronavirus reminds us as it hitchhikes across the globe through its human hosts.

Author : Zhao, Shanyang
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1800375344

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Shanyang Zhao provides a unique examination of this evolving topic with a framework to address the common questions: What is self? How is self formed? and Why does self matter? Drawing a fascinating distinction between self and self-concept, Zhao regards both as part of a larger constellation named the ‘self-phenomenon.’ He separates social determinants of self from neurocognitive prerequisites of self. Focusing on the social determinants, he reviews how social schemas shape self-concept through three intertwined mechanisms and how social resources affect self-conscious action through social position and social capital.

Author : Rudi Volti
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 29,49 MB
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1483342417

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The Sociology of Work and Occupations, Second Edition connects work and occupations to the key subjects of sociological inquiry: social and technological change, race, ethnicity, gender, social class, education, social networks, and modes of organization. In 15 chapters, Rudi Volti succinctly but comprehensively covers the changes in the world of work, encompassing everything from gathering and hunting to working in today′s Information Age. This book introduces students to a highly relevant analysis of society today. In this new and updated edition, globalization and technology are each given their own chapter and discussed in great depth.

Author : Tony Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 33,33 MB
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134784805

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First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Brewer, John D.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 32,12 MB
Release : 2022-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1839107391

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This Advanced Introduction establishes the study of peace processes as part of the mainstream of sociology, a position consistent with the new moral re-enchantment of the social sciences. It advances a sociological view of peace that goes beyond vague notions of reconciliation, to constitute the restoration of moral sensibility, from which flows social solidarity, sociability and social justice. These concepts form the basis for a moral framework outlining what peace means sociologically.

Author : Rudi Volti
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 24,89 MB
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412992850

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""In 15 chapters, Rudi Volti, €succinctly but comprehensively covers the changes in the world of work, encompassing everything from gathering and hunting to working in today's Information Age.""