Book Description:
Work is fundamental to human society and modern organizations, and consequently has been central to the thinking of major social theorists and social science disciplines. This book offers a 'one stop shop' guide to classical and contemporary perspectives of work written by leading international experts. Schools covered include: Weberian, Marxian, Durkeimian, feminist, neo classical economics, institutional economics, ethics, Foucauldian, postmodernist, organizational sociology and economic sociology. <br> Each chapter traces the origins of the theoretical school, reviews seminal contributions and considers major criticisms of the approach. In addition, the book features a section on key aspects of work professions, technology, identity and globalization to which these theories have been applied. <br> The book makes a major contribution in a number of ways: Provides systematic coverage of major social and economics theories and the way they aid our understanding of work <br> Includes a section of chapters that consider, in an applied way, how social theories have helped the analysis of key substantive areas of work <br> Includes contributions from leading academics from both Europe and the USA <br> Each chapter can be read as free standing summary of a particular school of theoretical approach <br> In addition, the introductory and concluding chapters examine themes cross cutting the other chapters in the book <br> It is an essential text for academics and advanced students concerned with the sociology of work, management and organization studies.
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