1st Edition
Work and Society Sociological Approaches, Themes and Methods
1. Introduction Section 1: Investigating Work 2. Theory and Work 3. Researching Work 4. Representations of Work Section 2: Work and Social Change 5. Work and Industrial Society 6. Work and Post Industrial Society Section 3: Understanding Work 7. Divisions at Work 8. Controlling Work 9. Time and Work 10. Domestic Work 11. Unemployment and Work 12. Culture, Emotion and Identity at Work 13. Conclusion
Biography
Tim Strangleman is a Reader in Sociology at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, where he teaches and researches the sociology of work. Areas of interest include work identity and meaning, deindustrialisation, nostalgia, and visual methods and approaches.
Tracey Warren is Associate Professor and Reader in Sociology, University of Nottingham. Her research interests lie in the sociologies of work and employment, and of social divisions.
'As both the nature and organization of work changes, so does sociology as it becomes more interdisciplinary. At this defining moment, Work and Society provides a thoughtful and accessible study that helps us rethink and expand sociological approaches to the study of modern workplaces.' - John Russo and Sherry Linkon, Center for Working-Class Studies
