In Work, At Homeprovides a valuable introduction to the issues and debates surrounding homeworking and explores the meaning and experience of this type of employment by covering a wide range of issues including social relationships, current research methodologies, and the statistical analysis of global labor markets.

Illustrations

ix

Acknowledgements

xi

Abbreviations

xiii

Introduction: setting the agenda

1

(13)

The field of enquiry

1

(3)

Why study working at home?

4

(1)

The origins of this book

5

(6)

Plan of the book

11

(2)

Conclusion

13

(1)

Conceptualising the field

14

(10)

Introduction

14

(1)

Social relations of home-located production

15

(4)

Social relations of the household

19

(4)

Conclusion

23

(1)

Searching for subjects

24

(23)

Introduction

24

(1)

Official data sources

25

(4)

Doorstep surveys

29

(3)

Direct appeals

32

(3)

Chasing known points of contact

35

(6)

Documentary evidence

41

(2)

Surveys of employers

43

(3)

Conclusion

46

(1)

Taking a count

47

(24)

Introduction

47

(1)

United States

48

(4)

Canada

52

(1)

Australia

53

(1)

New Zealand

54

(1)

European Union

55

(3)

Britain

58

(6)

Philippines

64

(2)

India

66

(1)

Hong Kong

66

(1)

Japan

67

(1)

Conclusion

67

(4)

Revealing diversity

71

(17)

Introduction

71

(1)

Sex

72

(5)

Ethnicity

77

(3)

Education

80

(2)

Age

82

(1)

Marital status and parenthood

83

(1)

Probability of working at home

84

(2)

Conclusion

86

(2)

Documenting the grim realities

88

(19)

Introduction

88

(1)

Pay and benefits

89

(7)

Health and safety

96

(1)

Legislative regulation

97

(3)

Organisation and protection

100

(5)

Conclusion

105

(2)

Struggling for control

107

(13)

Introduction

107

(1)

Perceived advantages and disadvantages

107

(2)

The myth of autonomy

109

(2)

Choices and constraints

111

(2)

Forms of managerial control

113

(1)

Home-located production and self-management

114

(1)

Technologies of the self

115

(2)

Household dilemmas

117

(1)

Employer dilemmas

118

(1)

Conclusion

119

(1)

Managing the self

120

(23)

Introduction

120

(1)

Managing divisions within the household

121

(12)

Managing boundaries around the household

133

(8)

Conclusion

141

(2)

Combining home and work

143

(18)

Introduction

143

(1)

Strategies for combining home and work

144

(4)

Sources of variation in strategies

148

(3)

Four types of household understanding

151

(2)

Home-located production and household understanding

153

(6)

Conclusion

159

(2)

Conclusion: mapping the broader perspective

161

(18)

Introduction

161

(1)

Defining the field

162

(2)

Generating data

164

(2)

Restructuring labour markets

166

(2)

Protecting and organising labour

168

(2)

Controlling the work

170

(2)

Reconciling two worlds

172

(2)

Sustaining antological security

174

(3)

Putting home-located work in its place

177

(1)

Endings and beginnings

178

(1)

Appendix

179

(3)

References

182

(15)

Index

197

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