Christopher K. Andrews

The Overworked Consumer

Self-Checkouts, Supermarkets, and the Do-It-Yourself Economy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses empirical data to qualify contemporary social concerns regarding automation and jobs, while raising questions about the increasing creep of unpaid work into Americans' leisure time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9781498543804
• ISBN-10: 1498543804
• Artikelnr.: 60496045

Autorenporträt

Christopher K. Andrews is assistant professor of sociology at Drew University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
>
Chapter 1: Self-Service and the Do-It-Yourself Economy
Chapter 2: Putting Customers to Work
Chapter 3: Supermarkets, Self-Checkout Lanes, and Self-Service
Chapter 4: Why Are There Still So Many Jobs?
Chapter 5: Shopping With the Lonely Crowd
Chapter 6: The Overworked Consumer
References