Sociology, Work and Organisation

by Watson *DO NOT USE*; Tony

• ISBN13: 9780415681087
• ISBN10: 0415681081
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This popular text explains and justifies the use of the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work, occupations, management and employment and how they are changing in the twenty-first century? With outstanding breadth of coverage it provides an authoritative overview of both traditional and emergent themes in the sociological study of work; explains the basic logic of the sociological analysis of work and work-related institutions; and provides an apprecation of different theoretical traditions. It fully considers: the direction and implications of trends in technological change, globalisation, labour markets, work organisation, managerial practices and employment relations; the extent to which these trends are intimately related to changing patterns of inequality in modern societies and to the changing experiences of individuals and families the ways in which workers challenge, resist and make their own contributions to the patterning of work and shaping of work institutions. New features include an easy-to-read, fully signposted layout, key issue questions, snapshot case studies, chapter summaries and a companion website which contains useful resources (for students and teachers). All of these elements - and much more - provide you with a text unrivalled in the field.