Work and society : places, spaces and identities / edited by Paul Taylor and Paul Wagg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Paul, editor.

Wagg, Paul, editor.

Series:

Issues in the Social Sciences ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chester, England : University of Chester Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The original theoretical and empirical studies in this new edited volume, Work and Society: Places, Spaces and Identities, present a reimagining of what work is, how it is undertaken, and the impact of work on people who engage in it. While traditional examinations of work are synonymous with discussions of labour markets, organisational functions and industrial relations, the eight contributions published here for the first time extend our conceptualisation of work to take in less commonly scrutinised activities such as care-giving, soldiering, gambling and career criminality. This intriguing approach opens up space for an exciting reconsideration of the relationships between work and society, focusing on illegitimate and unvalued occupations, the places where personal and professional identities intersect in risky or rewarding ways, and the ideological imperative on all of us no matter what our employment status to perform as resilient, productive neoliberal subjects with the capacity for work. This innovative, interdisciplinary volume brings together established and new voices in the fields of sociology, criminology, victimology and political economy to present an accessible intervention in current debates about work in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

""Front cover""; ""Title pages""; ""Copyright page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contributors""; ""Introduction - Paul Taylor and Paul Wagg""; ""Chapter 1 - Reconciling work, care and social justice: Informal care, status inclusion and self-empowering dynamics - Alessandro Pratesi""; ""Chapter 2 - The Coroner's Inquest and visceral reactions: Considering the impact of self-inflicted deaths on the health and social care professional - Karen Corteen, Paul Taylor and Sharon Morley""

""Chapter 3 - Soldiers of 'Choice' - Ross McGarry""""Chapter 4 - Working-class gambling entrepreneurs - Carolyn Downs""; ""Chapter 5 - 'The buzz was every bit as good as the prize, if not more': A former career criminal's perspective on risk - Karen Corteen and Eric Allison""; ""Chapter 6 - Transformative learning experiences in 'hard to reach' young adult learners' initial engagement in learning""; ""Chapter 7 - Work, resilience and disability: 'Cripping' the norms - Katherine Runswick-Cole and Dan Goodley""

""Chapter 8 - Complexity, capacity and Cambodia: The neoliberalisation of space and scale - Jonathon Louth""""Index""; ""Back cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 22, 2014).

ISBN:

9781908258830

1908258837

OCLC:

896833680