{"product_id":"the-sociology-of-work-fourth-edition","title":"The Sociology of Work: Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Sociology of Work  4th Edition This leading  authoritative textbook has been carefully and substantially revised to provide the indispensable foundational resource for the sociology of work. The fourth edition has been transformed to combine unrivalled explanations of classic theories with the most cutting-edge research  data and debates. Keith Grint and Darren Nixon examine different sociological approaches to work  emphasizing the links between social processes  institutions of employment and their social and domestic contexts. The fourth edition includes: a new chapter on work and identity  exploring issues such as the rise of consumption and the cultural economy  worklife balance  the social meaning of work and unemployment; a fully rewritten chapter that comprehensively reviews trends in the contemporary service economy  particularly the rise of emotional and aesthetic forms of labour and the polarization of employment in the knowledge or informational economy; a new concluding chapter that examines the structure of the global economy  taking in debates around globalization  precarious labour and public sector reforms and unemployment in the wake of the financial crisis and austerity; updated bibliographic references and data throughout  with particularly significant revisions to the sections on gender and work  ethnicity and work  and work technologies. The book has been designed to support readers understanding of  and to develop their critical approach to  the field of work  with a range of empirical evidence and examples helping to reveal the complex picture of worksociety relations. Written in a lively and accessible style  the book also provides suggestions for further reading and seminar discussion questions. This fourth edition will continue to be essential reading for students of the sociology of work  industrial sociology  organizational behaviour and industrial relations. Students studying business and management courses with a sociological component will also find the book invaluable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44962994913333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0745650457","price":55.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780745650456.jpg?v=1770402931","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sociology-of-work-fourth-edition","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}