This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas
in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work
have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent
developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work
is, and where it takes place. This topical book takes up these
developments, broadening our understanding of work.
Complementing the second edition of Grint's successful Sociology of Work
textbook, this book is divided into five parts, each of which explores
recent developments in the theory and practice of work. The wide range
of substantive areas covered includes domestic work, globalization,
gender, resistance, child labour and labour relations. The theoretical
approaches incorporate theories of technology, time, identity, change
and discipline. The authors include some of the leading international
writers in their fields today, such as Stephen Barley, John Hassard,
Bruno Latour and Judy Wajcman, plus some of the rising stars of the
future. Each part has an introduction by the editor which contextualizes
the selections, and there is a general introduction to help students
navigate the text.
Work and Society: A Reader will be essential reading for anyone taking
courses in the sociology of work, organizational behaviour, business
studies, studying MBAs or wishing to understand the contemporary world
of work.
