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Economic sociology of work /
The objective of this volume is to apply the economic sociology perspective to issues of work broadly defined. Economic sociology is a vibrant area of research investigating how social structures, power allocations and cultural understandings shape the production, consumption, distribution and excha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley, UK :
Emerald JAI,
2009.
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| Colección: | Research in the sociology of work ;
v. 18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Economic Sociology of Work; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Toward an economic sociology of work; Introduction; What is an economic sociology perspective?; Current issues in the sociology of work; Economic sociology of work; Empirical examples of economic sociology of work; Summary; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Part I. The Structures of Work; Chapter 2. Intimacy in economic organizations; The threat of intimization; The case for solidarity; How intimacy really works; Implications of the evidence; Notes; Acknowledgment; References.
- Chapter 3. Economic inequality among entrepreneursIntroduction; Mechanisms of inequality; The empirical distribution of inequality; Discussion; Notes; References; Acknowledgment; Chapter 4. Routine inefficiency: operational satisficing and real-world markets; Introduction; ''The theory of the firm'' and technical efficiency; Labor process, satisficing, and organizational routines; Data and method; Findings; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5. Good times, bad times: the effects of organizational dynamics on the careers of male and female managers.
- The effects of organizational dynamics on careersPosition explains the gender gap; Research design; Results; Discussion and conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix A. Ambiguous names and coding decisions; Appendix B. Uncodable names; Chapter 6. Economic globalization and increasing earnings inequality in affluent democracies; Theoretical background; Methods; Results; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix. Effects of 12 Alternative Globalization Measures: Fixed-Effects Models of Earnings Inequality in 18 Affluent Democracies, 1961-2004.
- Appendix. (Continued)Part II. The Meanings of Work; Chapter 7. ''The money is just immaterial'': relationality on the retail shop floor; Relationality in economic activity; Data; The retail workplace: ''You have to really be a people person to work in retail''; The relational ethic: ''It's all about customer service and just being friendly''; Discussion and conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 8. Hostess work: negotiating the morals of money and sex; Methodology; Literature review: morals and markets; Hostessing: care work, entertainment work, sex work, and boundary work.
- Moral categories of hostesses: moral prudes, moral rationalists, and moral in-betweenersConstructing moral categories: moral regimes of hostess clubs, peer pressure, and work experience; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 9. Yard games: the social, symbolic, and economic logic of exchange in a scrap metal yard in Chicago; Introduction; Theoretical considerations; Situating scrap; Data and methods; Findings; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References.