262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1982 Cheats at Work looks at occupations from an anthropological point of view, using a similar format to analysis of cultures in the study of anthropology. The author uses an extensive set of quotations drawn from over a hundred informants at all social levels. The interviews reveal a distinct set of ideologies and attitudes from various occupations. The book looks... Read more
Author's Note
Foreword, James Cornford
Acknowledgements
Preface, Mary Douglas
Introduction: Cheats at Work
Part I: Who Gets What, How and From Where?
1. A Classification of Occupations and their Associated Fields
2. Hawk Jobs
3. Donkey Jobs
4. Wolfpack Jobs
5. Vulture Jobs
6. Fiddle Factors and Fiddle-Proneness
Part II: The Wider Implications
7. Fiddling as a Crime
8. Some Implications for Industrial Relations
9. Some Economic and Political Implications
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Mars, Gerald
