The sociology of work : continuity and change in paid and unpaid work /
Stephen Edgell.
- Second edition.
- xiii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Previous edition: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Historical Transformation of Work -- Work and Alienation -- Work and Deskilling -- Work, Upskilling and Polarization -- Industrial Work: Fordism, Neo-Fordism and Post-Fordism -- Service Work: Fordism, Neo-Fordism and Post-Fordism -- Non-Standard Work -- Out of Work: Unemployment -- Domestic Work -- Globalization: Paid and Unpaid Work.
"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."--Pub. desc.