Work : a critique

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Key concepts
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Contents
 List of Figures and Tables
 1 Introduction
 Approaching Work
 Three Rules of Thumb
 Schools of Thought in the Sociology of Work
 Conclusion
 2 Capitalism, Taylorism, and the Problem of Labor Control
 Taylorism and the De-skilling Debate
 Workplace Culture and Managerial Control
 Workers as Subjects: Governing the Worker's Soul
 Conclusion
 3 From Fordism to Flexibility?
 The End of Fordism
 Flexible Specialization
 Scrutinizing Workplace Flexibility
 4 Ascriptive Inequalities at Work, I: Gender. Studying Gender Inequality at WorkThe Gendering of Work in the United States
 Human Capital Theory and Supply Side Approaches
 Structural Approaches: The Demand Side of the Equation
 Social Networks: The Web of Affiliations
 The Devaluation of Women's Work
 Conclusions
 5 Ascriptive Inequalities, II: Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity at Work
 The Continuing Significance of Race at Work
 Social Closure Processes
 Social Networks and Hiring Practices
 Race-Typing and the Devaluation of Black Labor
 The Concept of Diversity: Reinforcing Inequality?
 Conclusion
 6 The Globalization of Work. Neo-liberalism: The Cult of the MarketplaceGlobalization: The Debate
 Regulating Global Capitalism: Solidarity Movements and Codes of Conduct
 Conclusion
 7 Conclusion
 Notes
 References
 Index.