introduction to the sociology of work and occupations
By: Rudi Volti.
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781412924962
Subjects: Industrial sociology; Work -- History; Occupations -- Forecasting; Globalization
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Work before industrialization; title: The oldest and longest-lasting mode of life and work; title: Gathering and hunting societies in the modern world; title: The working lives of gather-hunters; title: The agricultural revolution; title: Farm labor and cultural change; title: Artisan work; title: Time and work; title: Protestantism and the rise of capitalism; title: Industrialization and its consequences; title: The industrial revolution; title: Capitalism and market economies; title: Wages and working conditions in the industrial revolution; title: Women in the industrial revolution; title: Industrialization and social protest; title: Making management "scientific"; title: The assembly line; title: A post-industrial revolution?; title: Technology, globalization, and work; title: Technology, work, and occupations; title: Work and contemporary technologies; title: Telework; title: Technology and globalization; title: Globalization, trade, and employment; title: Immigration; title: The organization of work in preindustrial times; title: Traditional societies and the organization of work; title: The family as a basis of work organization; title: Slavery; title: Caste and occupation; title: The guilds; title: Apprenticeship; title: An assessment of guild organization; title: Bureaucratic organization; title: The rise of bureaucratic organization; title: The elements of bureaucratic organization; title: Where bureaucracy works and where it doesn't; title: Bureaucratic organization, work, and the worker; title: Alternatives to bureaucracy; title: Professions and professionalization; title: The checklist approach to the professions; title: The professional continuum; title: Attaining professional status; title: Professionalization as a means of control; title: Professionals in organizations; title: Today's challenges to the professions; title: Resource control and professional; title: Autonomy: the case of medicine; title: Diversity and professional status; title: Getting a job; title: The economics of the job market; title: Minimum wage laws; title: Jobs, human capital, and credentials; title: Networks and their significance; title: Diversity in the workplace; title: Race, ethnicity, and hiring practices; title: Women in the workforce; title: Discrimination, occupational segregation, and pay; title: Getting ahead.; title: Who gets what?; title: The determination of wages and salaries: market economics once again; title: The widening income gap; title: Why has income inequality increased?; title: Unionization and its decline; title: Computers and income inequality; title: Globalization, employment, and income; title: Immigration and income; title: Occupational prestige; title: Life on the job: work and its rewards; title: Employment and unemployment; title: The personal consequences of unemployment; title: Varieties of employment; title: Work without pay; title: Job training and employment opportunities; title: Work and social interaction; title: Social relationships and job performance; title: The intrinsic satisfactions of work; title: Life on the job ii: the perils and pressures of work; title: Work may be hazardous to your health; title: Stress at work; title: Jobs, secure and insecure; title: Temporary workers; title: Alienated labor; title: Managerial efforts to reduce on-the-job alienation; title: Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction today; title: Workplace culture and socialization; title: The significance of workplace cultures; title: Socialization into a culture; title: Socialization as an ongoing processes; title: Socialization and identity; title: Occupational and organizational heroes; title: Rites of passage; title: Organizations and subcultures; title: Supportive workplace subcultures; title: Deviant subcultures; title: Socialization, careers, and strain; title: Work roles and life roles; title: The separation of work and residence; title: Hours of work; title: Women at work; title: Couples, families, and careers; title: Reconciling work and roles and life roles; title: Conclusion: work today and tomorrow; title: Technology, work, and occupations; title: Making globalization and technological change more equitable; title: Work and demographic change; title: Women, work, and families; title: Closing the income gap; title: The health care morass; title: The fate of the professions; title: Organizations for the 21st century; title: Jobs for the future; title: Index.