Table of contents:
Introduction 1. Sociology and sociological analysis 2. The sociological analysis of work and industry 3. The industrialised society 4. Work: meaning opportunity and experience 5. The structuring of work: occupations and the social division of labour 6.The structuring of work: organisations 7. Conflict, challenge and control in work 8. The restructuring of work and employment Glossary of terms Bibliography Indexes
In the third edition of this successful and popular text, Tony Watson explains how the discipline of sociology can contribute to our wider understanding of the variety of work practices and institutions which exist in modern societies. He travels the full journey from the founding ideas of the discipline to post-modernist departures and develops all the main areas: occupations; organizations; work experience; industrial relations; industrial society and theory. The book ends with a thoroughly revised chapter covering the major questions of how work experience and global patterns of relationships are changing now and may change in the future.
Thoroughly revised and presented in a new and accessible format this third edition will prove an indispensable guide to a massive and complex field.
Introduction 1. Sociology and sociological analysis 2. The sociological analysis of work and industry 3. The industrialised society 4. Work: meaning opportunity and experience 5. The structuring of work: occupations and the social division of labour 6.The structuring of work: organisations 7. Conflict, challenge and control in work 8. The restructuring of work and employment Glossary of terms Bibliography Indexes
In the third edition of this successful and popular text, Tony Watson explains how the discipline of sociology can contribute to our wider understanding of the variety of work practices and institutions which exist in modern societies. He travels the full journey from the founding ideas of the discipline to post-modernist departures and develops all the main areas: occupations; organizations; work experience; industrial relations; industrial society and theory. The book ends with a thoroughly revised chapter covering the major questions of how work experience and global patterns of relationships are changing now and may change in the future.
Thoroughly revised and presented in a new and accessible format this third edition will prove an indispensable guide to a massive and complex field.