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Dirty work : the social construction of taint /

Dirty Work profiles a number of occupations that society deems tainted. The volume vivid, ethnographic reports focuses on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical "stains" that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who per...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Drew, Shirley K., Mills, Melanie, 1958-, Gassaway, Bob M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Doing justice / Shirley K. Drew
  • Dirty work and discipline behind bars / Sarah J. Tracy & Clifton Scott
  • Riding fire trucks & ambulances with America's heroes / Clifton Scott & Sarah J. Tracy
  • Without trucks, we'd be naked, hungry & homeless / Melanie Mills
  • Bitching about secretarial "dirty work" / Patty Sotirin
  • Bedpans, blood, and bile : doing the dirty work in nursing / Melanie Mills & Amy Schejabal
  • Crack pipes and T cells : use of taint management by HIV/AIDS/addiction caregivers / Stephanie Poole Martinez
  • Good cops, dirty crimes / Bob M. Gassaway
  • Cops, crimes, and community policing / Shirley K. Drew & Mendy Hulvey
  • The death doctors / Bob M. Gassaway
  • Ethnography as dirty work / Shirley K. Drew & Melanie Mills
  • Concluding thoughts / Melanie Mills, Shirley K. Drew, & Bob M. Gassaway.