1st Edition
In Work, At Home Towards an Understanding of Homeworking
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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More and more people are choosing to earn a living at home. In Work, At Home explores the meaning and experience of this type of employment by covering a wide range of issues including: * social relationships * current research methodologies * statistical analyses of global labour markets * the emotional and psychological processes of self-management * home relations. Presenting statistical... Read more
1 Introduction: setting the agenda 2 Conceptualising the field 3 Searching for subjects 4 Taking a count 5 Revealing diversity 6 Documenting the grim realities 7 Struggling for control 8 Managing the self 9 Combining home and work 10 Conclusion: mapping the broader perspective
Biography
Alan Felstead is Lecturer at the Centre for Labour Market Studies at the University of Leicester. Nick Jewson is Director of the Ethnicity Research Centre at the University of Leicester.
'Interesting, comprehensive and bound to be the new classic on the topic.' - Carol Wolkowitz, University of Warwick
