Jennifer Parker Talwar

Fast Food, Fast Track

Immigrants, Big Business, And The American Dream

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is based on interviews in various fast food restaurants in New York City. It shows that contrary to those arguing that the fast-food industry only represents an increasing homogenization of the American workforce, fast-food chains in immigrant communities do adapt to their surroundings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780813341552
• ISBN-10: 0813341558
• Artikelnr.: 21851971

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Parker Talwar

Inhaltsangabe

Searching for the American Dream
It's in the Neighborhood: Race, Place, and the Importance of Culture
Word of Mouth and Getting Your Foot in the Door: Qualifications, Recruitment, and the Path to a Fast Food Job
Day Off, Nothing! The Work's Got to Be Done: Flexibility and Work Time
Pop
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matic Grills and Redefining Skill: Technologies and Divisions of Labor
It's Hard to Get These kids to Smile: Managing the Fast Food Personality
Problems on the United Nations Team: Ethnic Conflicts and Interactions
Up the Ladder or Down: A Question of Mobility
Flipping Burgers in a Melting Pot? Looking Ahead to a More Multicultural Society
Appendix A: The Respondents