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Dirty work : the social construction of taint / Shirley K. Drew, Melanie Mills, Bob M. Gassaway editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Work--Social aspects.
- Work.
- Stigma (Social psychology).
- Occupational prestige.
- Occupations--Psychological aspects.
- Occupations.
- Work--Psychological aspects.
- Quality of work life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Social construction of taint
- Place of Publication:
- Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dirty Work profiles a number of occupations that society deems tainted. The volume vivid, ethnographic reports focuses on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical "stains" that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who perform such dirty work learn to communicate-and with outsiders-regulates the negative aspects of the work itself and emphases the positives so that workers can maintain a sense of self-value even while performing devalued occupations.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Part I: Taint Management Ethnographies; Chapter 1: Doing Justice; Chapter 2: Dirty Work and Discipline behind Bars; Chapter 3: Riding Fire Trucks & Ambulances with America's Heroes; Chapter 4: Without Trucks We'd Be Naked, Hungry & Homeless; Chapter 5: Bitching about Secretarial ""Dirty Work""; Chapter 6: Bedpans, Blood and Bile; Chapter 7: Crack Pipes and T Cells; Part II: Case Studies; Chapter 8: Good Cops, Dirty Crimes; Chapter 9: Cops, Crimes, and Community Policing; Chapter 10: The Death Doctors; Part III: Conclusion; Chapter 11: Ethnography as Dirty Work
- Chapter 12: Concluding ThoughtsBibliography; About the Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-257) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786610929986
- 9781280929984
- 1280929987
- 9781602580763
- 1602580766
- OCLC:
- 476074718
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