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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Introduction
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The Americas
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Asia, Africa, and the Pacific
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Europe
Reviews
From the reviews:
"[...]invaluable contribution to internationalizing the sociology of work. Divided into sections that cover the Americas, Asia, Arica and the Pacific, and Europe, these essays examine this diverse field from a social, historical, and institutional perspective. Important topics include globalization, the gendering of work, workers and workplaces, the analysis of restructuring, and the examination of nonstandard employment arrangements. Out of this mix comes an interesting snapshot of a field of study in transition and its diverse intellectual traditions."
(Choice, 40:4, 2002)
"Cornfield and Hodson have managed to assemble a varied and interesting collection of national accounts that prove fascinating in their own right. However, the editors add value by heroically drawing out some of the similarities and differences in institutional contexts and in research themes and approaches, and the extent to which globalization is changing work organization."
(International Sociology, 18:2)
"In summary, this book provides an interesting and well-organized summary of historical and contemporary research into the many facets of work. As such, it is a valuable resource for occupational scientists who are interested in work, employment, unemployment, trade unions, or the work of sociology."
(Peter Williamson, Journal of Occupational Science, 10:2)
"Readers of Labour & Industry would be particularly interested in the relationship between the sociology of work and industrial relations, which has been a feature of nearly every country in the book. Each chapter contains a concluding section outlining the institutional context of the sociology of work, as well as extensive references to the literature, much of which is in languages other than English."
(Jim Kitay; Labour & Industry, 14:2)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Worlds of Work
Book Subtitle: Building an International Sociology of Work
Editors: Daniel B. Cornfield, Randy Hodson
Series Title: Springer Studies in Work and Industry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0659-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46605-2Published: 31 January 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5181-8Published: 22 September 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0659-1Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 380
Topics: Sociology, general, Management, Labor Economics, Human Resource Management