The Social Organization of Work
Published on 5. January 1990
Book
Hardback
450 pages
978-0-534-12564-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of sociology.
This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of sociology.
This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of sociology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 182 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-12564-6 (9780534125646)
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Content
The evolution of work. Techniques of analysis. The life cycle perspective. Seeking job satisfaction. Disruptions, barriers, and stress in the work role. Collective responses to work. Technology and organization. Producing goods and services. The high-technology workplace. How do some sociologists recognize professions? Types of management roles. Origins of clerical work. Dimensions of marginality. For whom do I work?: the world of the large corporation. Work in a global economy.