{"product_id":"social-theory-at-work-paperback","title":"Social Theory at Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarek Korczynski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRandy Hodson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork is fundamental to human society and modern organizations, and consequently has been central to the thinking of major social theorists and social science disciplines. This book offers a 'one-stop-shop' guide to classical and contemporary perspectives of work written by leading international experts. Schools covered include: Weberian, Marxian, Durkeimian, feminist, neo-classical economics, institutional economics, ethics, Foucauldian, postmodernist, organizational sociology and economic sociology. \u003cbr\u003eEach chapter traces the origins of the theoretical school, reviews seminal contributions and considers major criticisms of the approach. In addition, the book features a section on key aspects of work-professions, technology, identity and globalization-to which these theories have been applied. \u003cbr\u003eThe book makes a major contribution in a number of ways: -Provides systematic coverage of major social and economics theories and the way they aid our understanding of work \u003cbr\u003e-Includes a section of chapters that consider, in an applied way, how social theories have helped the analysis of key substantive areas of work \u003cbr\u003e-Includes contributions from leading academics from both Europe and the USA \u003cbr\u003e-Each chapter can be read as free-standing summary of a particular school of theoretical approach \u003cbr\u003e-In addition, the introductory and concluding chapters examine themes cross-cutting the other chapters in the book \u003cbr\u003eIt is an essential text for academics and advanced students concerned with the sociology of work, management and organization studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarek Korczynski\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology of Work at Loughborough University. His research centres on social theory and work, on the sociology of service work and on music and work. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eOn the Front Line: Organization of Work in the Service Economy\u003c\/em\u003e (Cornell University Press, 1999, co-authored) and \u003cem\u003eHuman Resource Management in Service Work\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave\/Macmillan, 2002). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRandy Hodson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University. His research interests include worker citizenship and resistance, management behavior, and coworker relations. He is also engaged in research on economic transformations in Eastern Europe and China. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eDignity at Work\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and \u003cem\u003eWorlds of Work: Building an International Sociology of Work\u003c\/em\u003e (coauthored with Daniel B. Cornfield, Kluwer\/Plenum, 2002). He is also coauthor with Teresa A. Sullivan of \u003cem\u003eThe Social Organization of Work\u003c\/em\u003e, 3rd edition (Wadsworth, 2001) and editor of the JAI\/ Elsevier Science annual series on \u003cem\u003eResearch in the Sociology of Work\u003c\/em\u003e. For more information see his web site at: http: \/\/www.soc.sbs.ohio-state.edu\/rdh\/.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Edwards\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Warwick and a Fellow of the British Academy. Current research focuses on employment policies in multinational companies and skills and training in small firms. The most recent of his eight books is \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Working Life\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2005, with Judy Wajcman). He is a former editor of \u003cem\u003eWork, Employment and Society\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 516\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47326922932473,"sku":"9780199285983","price":133.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dVB0YUtvRVNjc1pGcERzQ1dnS0JVUT09.webp?v=1769573246","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/social-theory-at-work-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}