Sociology: Work & Labour
"Working in China"
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"Asia's Transformations" series; Introduces the lived experiences of labour in a range of occupations and work settings. This book covers professional employees such as engineers and lawyers, service workers such as bar hostesses, domestic maids and hotel workers, and industrial workers in a variety of factories. With 1 black & white tables. New ed. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Lee, Ching Kwan, ed.)
ISBN: 0415770009
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Organizational Misbehaviour"
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This text provides an analysis of forms of organizational subversion, including absenteeism, humour and the politics of sexuality. The authors examine the interaction between the pursuit of self-interest and the processes of identity formation by workgroups. With 1. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 295g.
Author: Ackroyd, Stephen Thompson, Paul
ISBN: 0803987366
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Work and the Workplace"A Resource for Innovative Policy and Practice
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"Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series" series; Takes a look at the innovative ways in which management, labor organizations, government, and social workers can better respond to the needs of workers, their families, and communities. This book considers the social, psychological, and economic conditions in the world of work; and, the domino impact of unemployment upon individuals. With 2 illus.. New ed. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 211 x 95 mm. Weight: 381g.
Author: Akabas, Sheila H. Kurzman, Paul A.
ISBN: 0231111673
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Labour Migration From Turkey to Western Europe, 1960-1974"A Multidisciplinary Analysis
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"Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series" series; Illuminates the migration of workers from Turkey to Western Europe. This book explores are the role of the sending state, the system and channels through which labour exits, the labouring population's attitudes towards moving to the West and the relevance of social networks in the migration process. With includes 28 tables & 5 appendices. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 585g.
Author: Akgunduz, Ahmet
ISBN: 0754673901
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Moral Gray Zones"Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant
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Offers a window into gray zones through its look at the manufacture and exchange of illegal goods called homers, tolerated in a French aeronautic plant. This book argues that when patrolled, gray zones like the production of homers offer workplaces balanced opportunities for supervision as well as expression. With 5 halftones. 4 line illus. 1 table.. Hardback, 248 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 490g.
Author: Anteby, Michael
ISBN: 069113524X
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Beyond Work-Family Balance"Advancing Gender Equity and Workplace Performance
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"Jossey-Bass Business & Management (Hardcover)" series; Shows that it is the deeply engrained separation of work and personal life that has limited ones ability to deal effectively with the conflict between them. Based on research, this book demonstrates why the image of balance is outmoded and why a new approach - work-personal life integration - offers greater promise for meaningful change. With ill.. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 237 x 159 mm. Weight: 517g.
Author: Bailyn, Lotte Etc. (Rapoport, Rhona, ed.)
ISBN: 0787957305
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2002 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Careers and Identities"
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Uses findings from the Economic and Social Research Council's 16-19 Initiative - an interdisciplinary programme of research on young people growing up in four areas of Britain - to chart the progress into adult life of the generation that left school in the mid 1980s. With illustrations. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 229 x 154 mm. Weight: 398g.
Author: Banks, Michael Bates, Inge Breakwell, Glynis M. Bynner, John Emler, Nicholas Jamieson, Lynn Roberts, Kenneth B.
ISBN: 0335097146
Publisher: Open University Press
Date: 1991 (UK)
Readership: General Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies"Itinerant Experts in a Knowledge Economy
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Tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals. This book illustrates how the reality of flexibility often differs substantially from its promise. With 5 line illus. 7 tables.. New ed. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 236 x 186 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Barley, Stephen R. Kunda, Gideon
ISBN: 0691127956
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"The Brave New World of Work"
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This volume examines how work has become unstable in the modern world and aims to present a new vision for the future. The author begins by describing how the traditional work society is giving way to a much less stable world in which skills can be suddenly devalued and jobs obliterated. With 2. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 313g.
Author: Beck, Ulrich
ISBN: 0745623980
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"The Sociology of Education and Work"
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Offers a study of the links between schooling and the workplace in modern society. This title adopts a sociological perspective on these issues, while drawing on the disciplines of history, economics, demography, and policy analysis. It builds on the sociology of education and the sociology of work. With 12 illustrations. Paperback, 264 pages. Size: 250 x 175 mm. Weight: 408g.
Author: Bills, David B.
ISBN: 0631223630
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Key Concepts in Work"
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"Sage Key Concepts Series" series; Explains the central ideas, debates and theories of work and offers an overview of the social, political and economic contexts of work illustrated from diverse industrial societies. This book is intended as a reference guide for students in sociology, business studies, management learning about work, employment, organizations and labour markets. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 210 x 148 mm. Weight: 337g.
Author: Blyton, Paul Jenkins, Jean
ISBN: 0761944788
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Sociology: Work & Labour
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"The Other Side of Eden"Hunter-Gatherers, Farmers and the Shaping of the World
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In this account of hunter/gatherer culture gleaned from years of living and hunting with the Inuits of the Arctic and the salmon-fishing tribes in the Canadian Northwest, the author reaches through everyday realities to reflect on the human condition. With maps. New ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 198 x 126 mm. Weight: 256g.
Author: Brody, Hugh
ISBN: 057120502X
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Work & Labour
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"What Should I Do With My Life?"
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Aims to tackle the most obvious question that anyone has to face, 'what should I do with my life?' This book presents an account of finding and following people who have uprooted their lives and fought with these questions in radical ways. It features the stories of individual dilemma and drama. With ports.. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 200 x 130 mm. Weight: 674g.
Author: Bronson, Po
ISBN: 0099437996
Publisher: Vintage
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Work & Labour
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"Willing Slaves"How the Overwork Culture is Ruling Our Lives
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A hardhitting expose of the overwork culture and modern management techniques that seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their lives to their employer. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 197 x 130 mm. Weight: 275g.
Author: Bunting, Madeleine
ISBN: 000716372X
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Work & Labour
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"The Internet Galaxy"Reflections on the Internet, Business and Society
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"Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies" series; How much do we know about the Internet - its history, its technology, its culture, and its uses? What are its implications for the business world and society at large? Manuel Castells brings his experience and knowledge to bear on the Internet galaxy. With 2 maps. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 396g.
Author: Castells, Manuel
ISBN: 0199255776
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Work & Labour
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