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People at work : life, power, and social inclusion in the new economy

DeVault, Marjorie L., 1950-, editor.

People at work : life, power, and social inclusion in the new economy

DeVault, Marjorie L., 1950-, editor.

9780814720042

New York : New York University Press, c2008.

viii, 344 p. ; 24 cm.

Acknowledgments Introduction Marjorie L. DeVault Ideologies of the Neoliberal Economy "Hell on My Face" Nancy Jackson and Bonnie Slade Institutional Technologies Alison I. Griffith and Lois Andre'-Bechely The Promises and Realities of U.S. Microenterprise Development Nancy C. Jurik Work, Disability, and Social Inclusion Rannveig Traustado'ttir Mobile Bodies Flexible Hiring, Immigration, and Indian IT Workers' Experiences of Contract Work in the United States Payal Banerjee Economic Restructuring and the Social Regulation of Citizenship in the Heartland Nancy A. NaplesPart III The Fictional Worlds of "Unencumbered Workers"7 Training for Low-Wage Work Brenda Solomon 8 Women's Lives, Welfare's Time Limits Ellen K. Scott and Andrew S. London 9 Personal Responsibility in Professional Work Catherine Richards Solomon 10 "Use What You Have, Be Thankful You Have It" Katrina Arndt Part IV Fiscal Discipline11 Exploring Problematics of the Personal-Responsibility Welfare State Frank Ridzi 12 The "Textualized" Student Yvette Daniel 13 (Dis)continuity of Care Marie Campbell Conclusion Marjorie L. DeVault References Contributors Index

A collection of essays on the complexities of the modern-day workplace. It offers insight on the realities of the workplace, and their effects on life at home and in communities. It addresses issues from disability rights to immigrant labor, welfare reforms to budget cuts, competition to personal motivations.

Work -- Social aspects.

İş -- Sosyal etkiler.

Industrial sociology.

Endüstriyel sosyoloji.

DeVault, Marjorie L., 1950-,

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