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Work and Family in the New Economy (Research in the Sociology of Work)
Samantha K. Ammons (Ed.)
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This volume will focus on innovative research that examines how the nature of paid work intersects with family and personal life today. Although some workers have more stability than others, rising income inequality, the continued rise of nonstandard work, further erosion of unions, technological advancements that encourage permeable boundaries between work and home, and the pressures of a global 24/7 economy generate an aura of insecurity for all. Some workers are working long hours but have some control over when, where and how they work; many others are poorly compensated and struggle with underemployment, have little say over their schedules, ... Read more
This volume will focus on innovative research that examines how the nature of paid work intersects with family and personal life today. Although some workers have more stability than others, rising income inequality, the continued rise of nonstandard work, further erosion of unions, technological advancements that encourage permeable boundaries between work and home, and the pressures of a global 24/7 economy generate an aura of insecurity for all. Some workers are working long hours but have some control over when, where and how they work; many others are poorly compensated and struggle with underemployment, have little say over their schedules, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784416300
SKU
V9781784416300
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99-50
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