An introduction to the sociology of work and occupations pdf

The Sociology of Work and Occupations, Second Edition connects work and occupations to the key subjects of sociological inquiry: social and technological change, race, ethnicity, gender, social class, education, social networks, and modes of organization. In 15 chapters, Rudi Volti succinctly but comprehensively covers the changes in the world of work, encompassing everything from gathering and hunting to working in today's Information Age. This book introduces students to a highly relevant analysis of society today. In this new and updated edition, globalization and technology are each given their own chapter and discussed in great depth. Rudi Volti is Emeritus Professor Sociology at Pitzer College, where he taught courses on the sociology of work and occupations, economic sociology, technology and society, and complex organizations. Convert currency.

Industrial sociology , until recently a crucial research area within the field of sociology of work , examines. One branch of industrial sociology is labour process theory LPT. In , Harry Braverman wrote Labor and Monopoly Capital , which provided a critical analysis of scientific management. This book analysed capitalist productive relations from a Marxist perspective. For Braverman the pursuit of capitalist interests over time ultimately leads to deskilling and routinization of the worker. The Taylorist work design is the ultimate embodiment of this tendency.