Just Work
Published on 1. July 2009
224 pages
978-0-674-04127-1 (ISBN)
Description
This elegant essay on the justice of work focuses on the fit between who we are and the kind of work we do. Muirhead shows how the common hope for work that fulfills us involves more than personal interest; it also points to larger understandings of a just society.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04127-1 (9780674041271)
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Person
Russell Muirhead is Associate Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin.
Content
Contents Introduction 1. Democracy and the Value of Work 2. Fitting Work in the Contemporary Economy 3. The Justice of Fit 4. The Strains of Service 5. The Work Ethic and Callings 6. The Promise of Fulfillment 7. Friedan's Careerism 8. Work as a Practice Conclusion: The Place of Work Notes Acknowledgments Index
