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Grint, Keith.

The sociology of work / Keith Grint and Darren Nixon. - 4th edition. - ix, 433 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 362- 405) and index.

Introduction;
1. What is Work?;
2. Work in Historical Perspective;
3. Classical Approaches to Work: Marx, Durkheim and Weber;
4. Contemporary Theories of Work Organization;
5. Class, Industrial Conflict and the Labour Process;
6. Gender, Patriarchy and Trade Unions;
7. Race, Ethnicity and Labour Markets: Recruitment and the Politics of Exclusion;
8. Working Technology;
9. Contemporary Work: The Service Sector and the Knowledge Economy;
10. The Meaning of Work in the Contemporary Economy;
11. Work in the Global Economy;
Glossary.

ISBN: 9780745650456 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2014025594

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Industrial sociology.
Work.

Dewey Class. No.: 306.3