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Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy(Sociology for a New Century Series)

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Proud sponsor of the 2019 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. In the Third Edition of Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy, Sweet and Meiksins once again provide a rich analysis of the American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy. Through engaging vignettes and rich data, this text frames the development of jobs and employment opportunities in an international comparative perspective, revealing the historical transformations of work (the "old economy" and the "new economy") and identifying the profound effects that these changes have had on lives, jobs, and life chances. The text examines the many complexities of race, class, and gender inequalities in the modern-day workplace, and details the consequences of job insecurity and work schedules mismatched to family needs. Throughout the text, strategic recommendations are offered to improve the new economy.

Table of Contents:
List of Exhibits About the Authors Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Mapping the Contours of Work Scenes From the New Economy Culture and Work Structure and Work Agency and Careers Chapter 2: New Products, New Ways of Working, and the New Economy A Postindustrial Society? The End of Mass Production? New Skills? New Cultures of Control? The End of Organized Labor? A New Global Economy? Chapter 3: Economic Inequality, Social Mobility, and the New Economy Are Economic Divides Narrowing or Widening in the United States? Are Career Pathways Opening or Closing? Is the Global Economy Becoming More Flat or Bumpy? Chapter 4: Whose Jobs Are Secure Risk and Work: Historical and Comparative Views How Insecure Are Workers in the New Economy? The Costs of Job Loss and Insecurity Responding to Insecurity: Old and New Careers Chapter 5: A Fair Day′s Work? The Intensity and Scheduling of Jobs in the New Economy Time, Intensity, and Work How Much Should We Work? Comparative Frameworks Why Are Americans Working So Much? Nonstandard Schedules: Jobs in a 24/7 Economy How Americans Deal With Overwork Chapter 6: Gender Chasms in the New Economy When Did Home Work Become Nonwork? Women’s Participation in the Paid Labor Force in America Gender Inequalities in Compensation Socialization, Career Selection, and Career Paths Interpersonal Discrimination in the Workplace Structural Dimensions of Gender Discrimination Strategies to Bridge the Care Gaps: International Chapter 7: Race, Ethnicity, and Work: Legacies of the Past, Problems in the Present Histories of Race, Ethnicity, and Work Magnitude of Racial Inequality in the New Economy Intergenerational Transmission of Resources Geographic Distribution of Race and Work Opportunity Racial Prejudice and Discrimination Racialized Jobs Race, Ethnicity, and Work: Social Policy Chapter 8: Reshaping the Contours of the New Economy Opportunity Chasms Agents of Change Appendix: Legislative and Regulatory Time Line of Worker Rights and Protections in the United States References Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781483358253
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 328
  • Series Title: Sociology for a New Century Series
  • Sub Title: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1483358259
  • Publisher Date: 29 Feb 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 430 gr


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