Definitive, critical and engaging, this is a superb introduction to the sociology of work. Leo McCann, Professor of Management, University of York Now in a fully updated third edition, The Sociology of Work draws on the work of classic and contemporary theorists, to provide readers with a thorough exploration of all aspects of work and employment, including paid and unpaid work, standard and non-standard employment, and unemployment. The new edition includes: Two new chapters on Work, Skill and the Labour Process and Managing Culture at Work. Expanded coverage of the rise and decline of trade unions; emotional labour, misbehaviour, and resistance at work. Further discussion of the gig economy and precarious work; automation and the end of work; globalization and human rights. For Sociology and Business students, taking modules in work, employment and society.
- | Author: Stephen Edgell
- | Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
- | Publication Date: December 05, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 400 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1526402645
- | ISBN-13: 9781526402646