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Book SynopsisSix candid interviews introduce readers to a class of Muslim women rarely acknowledged in the West. The book aims to shed light on the status, conflicts and social realities of educated Muslim women in Pakistan. They tell of the conflicts and compromises with family and community.

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Book SynopsisExamines the labor of government workers in North America. Countering conceptions of the government and its employees as remote and inflexible, this work uses the theory of mass intellectuality developed by Italian worker-theorists to illuminate the potential for genuine political progress inherent within state work.Trade Review“Harney gives us a refreshingly new perspective on the contemporary state through the labor of those in government and public administration. His analyses move elegantly from the registers of daily practice and experience to general theoretical discussions to create a sophisticated and accessible argument.”—Michael Hardt, author of Empire (with Antonio Negri)“There is a growing need for a socially critical understanding of corporate management and government. Stefano Harney’s book is a timely contribution in this regard. This is a painstaking analysis of the complexity of political and administrative processes.”—Tony Tinker, Editor, Critical Perspectives on AccountingTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Hands of a Government Man 1. Yes, Minister: The Rise and Fall of the Ontario Antiracism Secretariat 2. Reengineering Immaterial G-Men 3. Reinventing Statolatry: From Nicos Poulantzas to Al Gore 4. Generalizing Social Terror: Public Management and Performance by Objectives 5. The Administration of Motivation: Any Cook Can Network Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHaving spent nearly a decade following the lives of formerly trafficked men and women, Denise Brennan recounts in close detail their flight from their abusers and their courageous efforts to rebuild their lives. Life Interrupted is a riveting account of life in and after trafficking and a forceful call for meaningful immigration and labor reform.Trade Review“Steering clear of lurid depictions of sexual slavery, Brennan has written a serious yet readable account of trafficking in the United States.” -- Karunesh Tuli * Foreword Reviews *“Life Interrupted is a must-read for those seeking to understand why immigration policies, US and otherwise, can prolong human misery. Bluntly confronting the risks and dangers all immigrants face when they must leave their homes in search of better lives, this admirable book is a major contribution to productive ways to rethink global immigration.” -- Lee Maril * Times Higher Education *"The very real people portrayed in Life Interrupted do shine brightly; their stories make it personal for us, the readers. We're reminded that these individuals are certainly not forgotten in the eyes of God, as much as we might long to stay unaware of them." -- D.L. Mayfield * Books & Culture *“[A] concise yet comprehensive account of trafficking in the US. . . . Bluntly confronting the risks and dangers all immigrants face when they must leave their homes in search of better lives, this admirable book is a major contribution to productive ways to rethink global immigration. Whether it is Mexican agricultural workers risking their lives by crossing a desert to find work, or Egyptians and Pakistanis crossing the Mediterranean in fragile boats, their lives dependent on rescue at sea by the Italian navy, suffering is omnipresent. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” -- W. T. Howard * Choice *"Whereas the term 'trafficking' is often assumed to mean sex trafficking, Brennan is concerned with the larger picture of trafficking into forced labor of all kinds—e.g., domestic, construction, agriculture or other low-wage jobs. She writes not of headline-making dramatic rescues but of the day-to-day lives of the formerly trafficked, those trying to rebuild their lives in the U.S. and make it their home. . . . A tough-to-read exposé of trafficking and its effects and an urgent call for changes in federal immigration policy and ineffectual labor laws." * Kirkus Reviews *“This book should appeal to anyone who wants to learn more about the devastating and long-lasting impact of human trafficking at both the global and individual/familial level from those who lived it, as well as the effectiveness of current immigration policies. . . . It is particularly valuable to those who (like me) work in service-providing professions that may encounter this vulnerable, yet resilient, population. I recommend it highly.” -- Stacie Dubay * Monthly Labor Review *“One of the most important sections of Brennan's book includes suggestions for action and ways to become involved in improving the lives of trafficked persons. . . . She demonstrates that a commitment to each individual is what it takes to help trafficked persons transcend poverty. These important findings are the result of studying real people who have left extreme situations, and assessing which factors made the difference between moving ahead or struggling forever.” -- Melissa Ditmore * Women's Review of Books *“[B]ringing rich ethnographic detail and compelling stories from survivors of trafficking, case workers, advocates, and others. She eschews any grand theoretical gestures in favor of rigorous but readable prose and has crafted a book that is at once a major academic contribution for specialists and also a text that should be required reading for public health workers, policymakers, NGO administrators, and undergraduate or graduate students interested in the practical applications of anthropology.” -- Gregory Mitchell * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *“Life Interrupted is an important book. Intensely researched and accessibly written, this ethnographically rich work is recommended for anyone concerned about human trafficking. Brennan masterfully connects the plight of victims of forced labor to larger questions about U.S. labor practices and immigration policies.” -- Amy Farrell * American Journal of Sociology *"Life interrupted will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand how the dark side of globalization plays out in the United States.... It is a very readable, powerful, and important book that deserves widespread attention." -- Steve Striffler * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"Life Interrupted is a highly engaging book that will be of great interest to anyone interested in forced labor and human trafficking." -- Sverre Molland * International Migration Review *"Denise Brennan’s in situ empirical study of a well-defined, accurately counted, richly engaged subset of the principals in the human trafficking drama is a welcome addition to a growing body of knowledge that uses rigorous research to study a population that has been wrongly identified as 'unresearchable.'" -- Anthony Marcus * American Anthropologist *“Human trafficking and immigration scholars will find this well-researched book a useful addition to their libraries. Those interested in the effects of policy on efforts to assist trafficked persons and exploited workers, in post-trafficking experiences, or in post-trafficking service provision will find the book particularly valuable. This rich, compelling account of individuals rebuilding their lives after exploitation is affecting and succeeds in revealing a continuum of labor exploitation along which many workers in the U.S. fall.” -- Sandra C. Arch * Work and Occupations *“Life Interrupted will be of particular interest to those seeking an ethnographic perspective on the nuances and complexities of being officially classified as a victim of trafficking in the United States. ... Denise Brennan stages a powerful ethnographic critique of the idea that the anti-trafficking rubric and legal regime actually protect victims of trafficking.” -- Svati P. Shah * New Labor Forum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Starting Over 1 Part I. The Assault on Workers 35 1. Dangerous Labor: Migrant Workers and Sex Workers 37 2. Chains of Fear: The Subjectivity of Coercion 75 Part II. Life after Forced Labor 113 3. Imagining the Possible: Creating Home 115 4. Living the Possible: Settling into Home 145 5. Laboring after Forced Labor 163 Closing Comments 185 Appendix. Ideas and Resources for Action 193 Notes 199 References 243 Index 273

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Book SynopsisJan M. Padios examines the massive call center industry in the Philippines in the context of globalization, race, gender, transnationalism, and postcolonialism, outlining how it has become a significant site of efforts to redefine Filipino identity and culture, the Philippine nation-state, and the value of Filipino labor.Trade Review"As an example of the transnational turn in Asian American studies, Padios’s book gives us insight into how work is being reinvented, and the ways in which this reinvention has muddled distinctions between the United States and a place like the Philippines." -- Min Hyoung Song * Public Books *"Jan M. Padios describes with colorful detail the ways that neoliberalism draws upon Filipino/American relatability to garner profits, cheaply pay Filipinos, and serve U.S.-based customers within the call center industry." -- Giselle Cunanan * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"A Nation on the Line is relevant to audiences interested in Filipino diasporic migrations, transnational Filipino identities, and transnational labor studies writ large. The author provides an analysis of the global political economy that echoes other work on the production and management of global Filipino labor; however, this work simultaneously lends a clarity to the subjective identities and affective and relational aspect of labor that has yet to be fully explored among this group of workers." -- Fumilayo Showers * American Journal of Sociology *"This book is an important contribution towards understanding how the new communication technologies are affecting everyday life in the Philippines. . . . It is stylistically excellent, and Padios presents complex and revealing truths in deceptively simple language." -- Raul Pertierra * Journal of Southeast Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Listening Between the Lines: Relational Labor, Productive Intimacy, and the Affective Contradictions of Call Center Work 34 2. Contesting Skill and Value: Race, Gender, and Filipino/American Relatability in the Neoliberal Nation-State 63 3 Inside Vox Elite: Call Center Training and the Limits of Filipino/American Relatability 93 4. Service with a Style: Aesthetic Pleasures, Productive Youth, and the Politics of Consumption 131 5. Queering the Call Center: Sexual Politics, HIV/AIDS, and the Crisis of (Re)Production 157 Conclusion 181 Notes 189 Bibliography 213 Index 225

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Book SynopsisJan M. Padios examines the massive call center industry in the Philippines in the context of globalization, race, gender, transnationalism, and postcolonialism, outlining how it has become a significant site of efforts to redefine Filipino identity and culture, the Philippine nation-state, and the value of Filipino labor.Trade Review"As an example of the transnational turn in Asian American studies, Padios’s book gives us insight into how work is being reinvented, and the ways in which this reinvention has muddled distinctions between the United States and a place like the Philippines." -- Min Hyoung Song * Public Books *"Jan M. Padios describes with colorful detail the ways that neoliberalism draws upon Filipino/American relatability to garner profits, cheaply pay Filipinos, and serve U.S.-based customers within the call center industry." -- Giselle Cunanan * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"A Nation on the Line is relevant to audiences interested in Filipino diasporic migrations, transnational Filipino identities, and transnational labor studies writ large. The author provides an analysis of the global political economy that echoes other work on the production and management of global Filipino labor; however, this work simultaneously lends a clarity to the subjective identities and affective and relational aspect of labor that has yet to be fully explored among this group of workers." -- Fumilayo Showers * American Journal of Sociology *"This book is an important contribution towards understanding how the new communication technologies are affecting everyday life in the Philippines. . . . It is stylistically excellent, and Padios presents complex and revealing truths in deceptively simple language." -- Raul Pertierra * Journal of Southeast Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Listening Between the Lines: Relational Labor, Productive Intimacy, and the Affective Contradictions of Call Center Work 34 2. Contesting Skill and Value: Race, Gender, and Filipino/American Relatability in the Neoliberal Nation-State 63 3 Inside Vox Elite: Call Center Training and the Limits of Filipino/American Relatability 93 4. Service with a Style: Aesthetic Pleasures, Productive Youth, and the Politics of Consumption 131 5. Queering the Call Center: Sexual Politics, HIV/AIDS, and the Crisis of (Re)Production 157 Conclusion 181 Notes 189 Bibliography 213 Index 225

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Book SynopsisAcross a range of industrial, domestic, and agricultural sites, Greer shows how repetitive discursive performances served as rhetorical tools as women workers sought to rescript power relations in their workplaces and to resist narratives about their laboring lives.

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Book SynopsisDion' study examines the major political role of organized labor in establishing and effecting change in Mexico's social protection programs throughout the twentieth-century.

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Book SynopsisA study of the immigrants who flocked to this Central Pennsylvania steel town in the late nineteenth century in search of employment. Comprised primarily of Southern blacks and Eastern European immigrants, they formed the lower class of this town. Analyzes the social structure and dominance of the white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant elite.

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Book SynopsisThe Eclipse of the Utopias of Labor brings together a series of essays bridging intellectual history and the history of the body tracing the shift from the eighteenth-century concept of man as machine to the late twentieth-century concept of digital organisms. The book looks at the rise and decline of “the great utopias of labor” in the first half of the twentieth century.Trade Review"Widely regarded as a classic of cultural studies, Anson Rabinbach's The Human Motor revealed for the first time the importance of the late-19th-century European obsession with the laboring body and its vicissitudes. Scholars from many different fields who have drawn on it over the years, as well as those eager to join the discussion, will warmly welcome the remarkable essays collected in The Eclipse of the Utopias of Labor, which will enrich their understanding of previous as well as on-going efforts to create a productive, efficient and just society." -- --Martin Jay University of California, Berkeley "Rabinbach provides a sweeping account of the history of the modern working body. From industrialization to de-industrialization, he traces the rise and fall of three regimes of the biopolitics of labor, corresponding to three ways of analogizing bodies to machines. A must-read for anyone interested in the decline of the 'work-centered society' and the ongoing search for meaningful work." -- -Deborah Coen Barnard College

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Book SynopsisLetters from two farming brothers provide fascinating insights into rural life at the turn of the eighteenth century.The brothers Matthew and George Culley were successful farmers in Northumberland in the late eighteenth century. They contributed greatly to the improvement of agriculture in their area and beyond, notably through sheep breeding [the `Culley sheep' or Border Leicester], and also by practising and inculcating the use of modern techniques of husbandry and modern crop varieties. The letters presented here, written to the steward of the farms they ownedin County Durham, give a detailed day by day account of the Culleys' farming activities, advice and instructions on cultivation, the movement and selling of livestock, the state of the markets, local and family news, and commentson the state of the country. Written in a lively, readable style, they provide a vivid picture of and commentary upon the life of northern England at the time of important change in agriculture and society. Dr ANNE ORDE was until her retirement Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Durham.Trade ReviewA substantial volume that will be of interest to historians concerned with the question of how ideas about agricultural improvement were implemented in the day-to-day management of a business. A dynamic record of farm management. * AGRICULTURAL HISTORY *Historically informative and interesting to read. * EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES *A treasure trove of detailed information. [...] [The letters] are especially important in uncovering the rationale behind the day-to-day activities of a very successful farming business. [...] This is an important collection which deserves to be widely known and examined in great detail. It is a 'must' for all agricultural historians interested in the period and has much to recommend it to scholars from other disciplines. * AGRICULTURAL HISTORY REVIEW *Table of ContentsIntroduction - Editorial Method - `An Account of the Names of Animals at Different Ages' by George Culley - The Letters 1798 - 1799 - 1800 - 1801 - 1802 - 1803 - 1804 -

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Book SynopsisUsing the cultural history of Oregon's Nestucca Valley as a case study, Taylor illustrates the wisdom of seasonal labour, the complex relationships between work and identity, and the resilience of rural economics across a century of almost continual change.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFor anyone looking for empirical, scholarly evidence of both some of the sources and many of the consequences of so-called job segregation, Tomaskovic-Devey provides it. * Booklist *

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook provides an accessible overview of precarious employment, exploring how insecure, low-paid and unstable forms of work shape the lives, health and identities of workers across the globe. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

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Book SynopsisReviewing cutting-edge developments in the field, this Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the education-work nexus. It employs a diverse range of labour market theories to examine the many ways in which education is a crucial determinant of peopleâs life chances and experiences of employment.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘To tackle today’s challenges in the context of globalization, the authors argue the role of the European Union should be even more centre-stage, not just technocratically, but also politically, to more actively develop an “Eco-Social Union”, complementing the core functions of democracies and welfare states. This elegantly composed book is strongly recommended for scholars, students and policymakers.’ -- Caroline de la Porte, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark‘This unique volume not only provides an insightful account of the deep social transformations and policy dilemmas in today’s post-industrial economies, it also does what other books don’t: it proposes an intellectual framework and reform proposals for bringing progressive policy making forward. A very welcome contribution in challenging times.’ -- Amandine Crespy, Université libre de Bruxelles, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1 A Great Transformation, again: introduction 2 Post-industrial, educated but ‘precarious’: the society of the twenty-first century 3 Globalisation, inequality, insecurity 4 The digital economy and the changing world of work 5 Investing, including, encouraging: the new welfare state 6 The social dimension of the European Union through crises and beyond 7 After COVID-19: towards a new eco-social agenda 8 Social Reformism 2.0: robust protections, effective capacities, more and richer opportunities Conclusions: a long pan-European march Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisProviding an insightful analysis of the key issues and significant trends relating to labour within the platform economy, this Modern Guide considers the existing comparative evidence covering all world regions. It also provides an in-depth look at digital labour platforms in their historical, economic and geographical contexts.Trade Review‘This collected volume on the world of work produced by platform companies should be required reading for anyone interested in the modern politics of labor. Drahokoupil and Vandaele have brought together cutting-edge scholars and scholarship to historicize the emergence of the platform economy and to understand its complex, transnational implications for work and workers. Together, the chapters help to contextualize both the challenges and opportunities posed by digital labor and should be required reading for regulators, policymakers, and academics alike.’ -- Veena Dubal, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, US‘Here’s everything you need to know about the platform economy and workers—and perhaps hadn’t even thought of asking—in this comprehensive Modern Guide. It covers emerging trends, particular cases, regulatory issues and much else, and is likely to become an essential guide for researchers and policy makers.’ -- Jayati Ghosh, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: Janus meets Proteus in the platform economy 1 Jan Drahokoupil and Kurt Vandaele PART I CONTEXT AND ISSUES 2 The business models of labour platforms: Creating an uncertain future 33 Jan Drahokoupil 3 Moving on, out or up: The externalization of work to B2B platforms 49 Pamela Meil and Mehtap Akgü. 4 Measuring the platform economy: Different approaches to estimating the size of the online platform workforce 66 Agnieszka Piasna 5 A historical perspective on the drivers of digital labour platforms 81 Gérard Valenduc 6 The platform economy at the forefront of a changing world of work: Implications for occupational health and safety 96 Pierre Bérastégui and Sacha Garben 7 How place and space matter to union organizing in the platform economy 112 Benjamin Herr, Philip Schörpf and Jörg Flecker PART II REGULATING PLATFORM WORK 8 Embedding platforms in contemporary labour law 129 Valerio De Stefano and Mathias Wouters 9 The regulation of platform work in the European Union: Mapping the challenges 145 Sacha Garben 10 Workers, platforms and the state: The struggle over digital labour platform regulation 162 Sai Englert, Mark Graham, Sandra Fredman, Darcy du Toit, Adam Badger, Richard Heeks and Jean-Paul Van Belle 11 Trade union responses to platform work: An evolving tension between mainstream and grassroots approaches 177 Simon Joyce and Mark Stuart PART III CASE STUDIES ACROSS THE GLOBE: ONLINE LABOUR PLATFORMS 12 The uneven potential of online platform work for human development at the global margins 194 Mark Graham, Vili Lehdonvirta, Alex J. Wood, Helena Barnard, Isis Hjorth and David Peter Simon 13 From outsourcing to crowdsourcing: Assessing the implications for Indian workers of different outsourcing strategies 209 Janine Berg, Uma Rani and Nora Gobel 14 The geographic and linguistic variety of online labour markets: The cases of Russia and Ukraine 225 Mariya Aleksynska, Andrey Shevchuk and Denis Strebkov PART IV CASE STUDIES ACROSS THE GLOBE: LOCATION-BASED LABOUR PLATFORMS 15 Aliada and Alia: Contrasting for-profit and non-profit platforms for domestic work in Mexico and the United States 242 Andrea Santiago Páramo and Carlos Piñeyro Nelson 16 The role of worker collectives among app-based food delivery couriers in France, Germany and Norway: All the same or different? 258 Kristin Jesnes, Denis Neumann, Vera Trappmann and Pauline de Becdelièvre 17 The pitfalls and promises of successfully organizing Foodora couriers in Toronto 274 Raoul Gebert 18 Labour management and resistance among platform-based food delivery couriers in Beijing 290 Jack Linchuan Qiu, Ping Sun and Julie Chen 19 Struggles over the power and meaning of digital labour platforms: A comparison of the Vienna, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles taxi markets 308 Hannah Johnston and Susanne Pernicka 20 Passenger transport in Australia: Injury compensation, public policy and the health pandemic 323 David Peetz PART V CLOSING THOUGHTS 21 Institutional experimentation and the challenges of platform labour 339 Maria Figueroa Index

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Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the sociology of professions and their place in shaping society. Highlighting developments and cutting-edge research in the field, global contributors identify the challenges and opportunities impacting professionals, and the need for responsible leadership.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This wonderful Research Handbook introduces scholarly debates on work-life balance, provides new theoretical approaches and insights, proposes innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods, and uses longitudinal and cross-national research examples in the analysis of how people define and reconcile family and work relationships.’ -- Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Emeritus of Excellence, TRAc, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Germany‘This excellent collection enriches substantially the work-life balance literature both at the theoretical and empirical level. Focusing on the changing and diversified contexts in which work-life tensions are experienced and balances negotiated across gender and employment relations, the authors shed new light on the different micro and macro dimensions involved, as well as on the importance of a life course perspective. Using a variety of research methods, they look at different kinds of workers and working conditions, highlighting also the ongoing redefinition of the boundaries between (paid) work and other life spheres.’ -- Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance 1 Sonia Bertolini and Barbara Poggio PART I THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK 2 Work–life balance and beyond: premises and challenges 8 Anna Carreri, Annalisa Dordoni, and Barbara Poggio 3 Doing research on work–life balance 27 Sonia Bertolini and Rosy Musumeci PART II MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVES ALONG GENDER AND TEMPORAL AXES 4 Research on work–life balance: a gender structure analysis 50 Emily Hallgren and Barbara J. Risman 5 Work–life balance through the life course 72 Jeanne Ganault and Ariane Pailhé 6 Work-(later) life balance: shifting the temporal frame 90 Anne E. Barrett, Rachel Douglas and Jessica Noblitt PART III COMPARATIVE RESEARCH (APPROACHES AND STUDIES) 7 The household division of labour in Europe: a multilevel perspective 102 Dirk Hofäcker and Simone Braun 8 Subjective work–family conflicts: the challenge of studying self-employed workers 118 Rossella Bozzon and Annalisa Murgia PART IV LONGITUDINAL, DISCURSIVE AND NARRATIVE ANALYSIS 9 Qualitative longitudinal research for studying work–family balance (before and after childbirth) 142 Manuela Naldini 10 Fathers in focus: two discursive analyses on addressing men, work and care 160 Suvi Heikkinen, Marjut Jyrkinen and Emilia Kangas 11 Work–life balance for fathers during paternal leave in Norway: a narrative approach 176 Kristine Warhuus Smeby and Ulla Forseth PART V MIXED AND MULTIMETHOD RESEARCH 12 Beyond the lines: gender, work, and care in the new economy – a view from the U.S. 194 Kathleen Gerson and Mauro Migliavacca 13 The effect of childcare facilities on labour market participation among young adults in Estonia: a mixed-methods study 217 Kadri Täht, Marge Unt and Epp Reiska 14 Flexible work arrangements and diversity through a comparative and multilevel lens 237 Eleni Stavrou and Myrto Anastassiadou PART VI DIGITAL AND VISUAL METHODS 15 The gendered labour of work–life balance: using a new method to understand an enduring dilemma 258 Julia Cook and Dan Woodman 16 ‘My work is full of gossipers so I tried to keep my pregnancy secret’: ‘distant’ netnography as a qualitative method for exploring work–life balance among pregnant and breastfeeding employees 274 Caroline Gatrell 17 The performance of oneself through visuals in interviews: queering the work–life binary 293 Marjan De Coster and Patrizia Zanoni Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Greener, in his great book, is actually saying that we live in a completely new age, but its pains and joys are very closely related to historical experience and the achievements that humanity has realised. As a response to a new situation and to a turning point in history, there is no need to look for completely new tools. It is only necessary to identify precisely the giants to which we must respond and, at the same time, examine what tools to use to respond to these giants as they are, which to modify and which to use in a completely new way. The book and its presence in libraries will certainly be appreciated not only by students and researchers, but also by anyone who is concerned with the conception or use of any sociopolitical tool - in short, all those who come into contact with social protection in the broadest sense of the word, whether as providers or recipients.’ -- European Journal of Social Security‘There is much in this book that will be of interest to social policy scholars who will commend the au­thor's attempt to examine current social challenges in the historical context of the Beveridge Report. The book is well-written, and its methodology and statistical analysis are clearly explained. In addi­tion, the author raises a number of critically important issues which have not been adequately addressed by social policy writers. ... an ambitious and welcome addition to the literature which deserves to be widely read.’BR> -- Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare‘How can Beveridge’s “Five Giants” be rearticulated as key social problems in contemporary society? Which countries do better than others in responding to these problems and why? These are important questions, and Ian Greener’s book addresses them with a fascinating and original analysis, making use of a combination of comparative methods which help to illustrate the different ways in which countries deal with societal challenges. This book is a “must read” for all those interested in the role of social policies and institutions in modern welfare states.’ -- Jochen Clasen, The University of Edinburgh, UK‘This text is essential reading for the study of comparative social policy. It explores and accounts for the five “New Giants” for 24 developed nations using the relatively novel approach of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). It is the right book at the right time by the right person.’ -- Martin Powell, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Beveridge Report today 2. The New Giants 3. The method in Welfare States in the 21st Century 4. Inequality 5. Preventable mortality 6. The crisis of democracy 7. Job quality 8. Environmental degradation Conclusion to Welfare States in the 21st Century Epilogue: the New Giants and COVID-19 Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWork-Life Advantage analyses how employer-provision of family-friendly' working arrangements - designed to help workers better reconcile work, home and family - can also enhance firms' capacities for learning and innovation, in pursuit of long-term competitive advantage and socially inclusive growth. Brings together major debates in labour geography, feminist geography, and regional learning in novel ways, through a focus on the shifting boundaries between work, home, and family Addresses a major gap in the scholarly research surrounding the narrow business case' for work-life balance by developing a more socially progressive, workerist dual agenda' Challenges and disrupts masculinist assumptions of the ideal worker and the associated labour market marginalization of workers with significant home and family commitments Based on 10 years of research with over 300 IT workers and 150 IT firms in the UK and Ireland, with important insights Table of ContentsList of Figures viii List of Tables ix Series Editor’s Preface xi Preface and Acknowledgements xii List of Abbreviations xv 1 Inclusive Regional Learning? 1 2 Recentering Regional Learning: Beyond Masculinist Geographies of Regional Advantage 16 3 Work]Life Balance and its Uncertain ‘Business Case’ 38 4 Researching Labour Geographies of Work-Life and Learning in Ireland and the UK 67 5 Juggling Work, Home and Family in the Knowledge Economy 86 6 Overcoming Work-Life Conflict and the Gendered Limits to Learning and Innovation? 117 7 Work-Life Balance, Cross-Firm Worker Mobility and Gendered Knowledge Spillovers 145 8 Conclusions: Gendered Regional Learning and Work-Life Advantage 176 References 197 Index 226

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Book SynopsisWritten in a highly accessible (and often witty) style, this groundbreaking book addresses a number of generational issues. Deal provides a description of each issue, a summary of the relevant research results, a principle that can be applied to resolve (or at least mitigate) the issue, and practical advice for applying the principle in the workplace. Applying these principles will help everyone to work with, work for, attract, manage, retain, and develop leaders of all generations.Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction Do Not Pass Go Without Reading This Chapter! 1 Principle 1 All Generations Have Similar Values; They Just Express Them Differently 14 Principle 2 Everyone Wants Respect; They Just Don’t Define It the Same Way 31 Principle 3 Trust Matters 51 Principle 4 People Want Leaders Who Are Credible and Trustworthy 72 Principle 5 Organizational Politics Is a Problem—No Matter How Old (or Young) You Are 84 Principle 6 No One Really Likes Change 100 Principle 7 Loyalty Depends on the Context, Not on the Generation 118 Principle 8 It’s as Easy to Retain a Young Person as an Older One—If You Do the Right Things 144 Principle 9 Everyone Wants to Learn—More Than Just About Anything Else 172 Principle 10 Almost Everyone Wants a Coach 194 Conclusion 210 Answers to a Few Questions 214 Appendix A 215 Appendix B 219 Appendix C 223 Appendix D 227 Appendix E 231 Appendix F 235 References and Suggested Reading 237 Acknowledgments 241 About the Author 243 Index 245 About the Center for Creative Leadership 259

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Book SynopsisThe contributors to this volume interrogate the labour/capital relation exploring the ways in which industrial outsourcing and subcontracting transform the conditions, possibilities and politics of work. Discusses the effects of economic deregulation on agricultural economies and on local markets Investigates the manner in which migration changes understandings of productive power in places that once depended on the physical and social energies of people who now labour elsewhere Shows how the appearance and/or disappearance of waged work alters not only the foundational notions of the relationship between productive and reproductive labour, but also of personhood, citizenship and place Deploys the concept of dislocation to extend the repertoire of labour analysis beyond that of dispossession and/or disorganization Argues that a renewed focus on labour,' as both a social category and a social practice, offers a window for grasping key Table of ContentsNotes on contributors‘Introduction. Dislocating labour: Anthropological reconfigurations’ (Penelope Harvey and Christian Krohn-Hansen)1. ‘Rethinking the concept of labour’ (Susana Narotzky)Labour and capital2. ‘Reconfiguring labour value and the capital-labour relation in Italian global fashion’ (Sylvia Yanagisako)3. ‘”Making” labour in Mexican artisanal workshops’ (Alanna Cant)4. ‘Recapturing the household. Reflections on labour, productive relations and economic value’ (Marit Melhuus)5. ‘Wage-labour and a double separation in Papua New Guinea and beyond’ (Keir Martin)Disorganization, precarity and affect6. ‘Re-learning to labour? “Activation works” and new politics of social assistance in the case of Slovak Roma’ (Jan Grill)7. ‘Interrupted futures: Co-operative labour and the changing forms of collective precarity in rural Andean Peru’ (Penelope Harvey)8. ‘Working (wo)man’s suicide. Transnational relocations of capital – repercussions for labour in South Korea’ (Elisabeth Schober)Shifting relations between state, capital and place9. ‘Moral ecologies of subsistence and labour in a migration-affected community of Nepal’ (Ben Campbell)10. ‘State, labour, and kin: Tensions of value in an egalitarian community’ (Ingjerd Hoëm)11. ‘State against industry: Time and labour among Dominican furniture makers’ (Christian Krohn-Hansen)Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Graduate Employability: Charting a Complex, Contested and Multi-faceted Policy and Research Field; Michael Tomlinson.- Chapter 2. Graduate Employability: A Critical Oversight; Andrew Rothwell & Frances Rothwell.- Chapter 3. Employability, Employment and the Establishment of Higher Education Graduates in the Labour Market; Staffan Nilsson.- Chapter 4. Critical Perspectives on Graduate Employability; Ciaran Burke, Tracy Scurry, John Bleckinsopp & Katy Graley.- Chapter 5. Developing a More Coherent and Robust Basis for Employability Rresearch: A ritical Realist Perspective; Paul Cashian.- Chapter 6. Boundaryless and Protean Career Orientation: A Multitude of Pathways to Graduate Employability; William Donald, Yehuda Baruch, Melanie Ashleigh.- Chapter 7. Employability and Depth Psychology; Phil McCash.- Chapter 8. Graduates’ Learning Across Educational and Professional Settings: Outlining an Approach; Mariana Gaio Alves.- Chapter 9. International Students’ Employability: What Can We learn from It?; Zhen Li.- Chapter 10. Cultivating the Art of Judgement in Students; Geoffrey Hinchliffe and Helen Walkington.- Chapter 11. Who is to be Positioned as Employable: Adult Graduates’ Educational and Working Pathways?; Päivi Siivonen.- Chapter 12. Graduate Employability as Social Suitability: Professional Competence From a Practice Theory Point of View; Ola Lindberg & Oscar Rantatalo.- Chapter 13. Encouraging Students to Develop their Employability: ‘Locally Rational’, but Morally Questionable; Paul Greenbank.- Chapter 14. Graduates’ Psycho-social Career Pre-occupations and Employability Capacities in the Work Context; Melinde Coetzee.- Chapter 15. Developing Graduate Employability: The CareerEDGE Model and the Importance of Emotional Intelligence; Lorraine Dacre Pool.- Chapter 16. The University and the Knowledge Network: A New Educational Model for 21st Century Learning and Employability; Ruth Bridgstock.- Chapter 17. Graduate Employability: Future Directions and Debate; Leonard Holmes.

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Book SynopsisThis reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. * Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace.Trade Review"The Reader in Gender, Work and Organization is the best and most up to date compilation of research and theory which examines the interplay among these key factors shaping our daily lives. The structure of the book combines with the section overviews to provide a theoretically and practically useful framework for examining this vast literature and designing new research at the frontier of this important topic. This should be in every serious social scientist's personal library." David A Thomas, Harvard Business School "They have put together not only a very informative reader, but also one that will provoke discussion and debate in the classroom. I recommend it highly." Barbara A. Gutek, University of MichiganTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Introducing Gender:. 1. Introducing Gender: Overview: Joyce K. Fletcher and Robin J. Ely. 2. Making Change: A Framework for Promoting Gender Equity in Organizations: Deborah Kolb, Joyce K. Fletcher, Debra Meyerson, Deborah Merrill Sands, and Robin J. Ely. 3. The Managerial Woman: Margaret Hennig and Anne Jardim. 4. The Female Advantage: Sally Helgesen. 5. Men And Women of The Corporation: Rosabeth Moss Kanter. 6. Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations: Joan Acker. 7. Doing Gender: Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman. 8. Breaking the Silence: On Men, Masculinities, and Managements: David L. Collinson and Jeff Hearn. 9. Naming Men As Men: Implications For Work, Organization and Management: David L. Collinson and Jeff Hearn. 10. Complicating Gender: The Simultaneity of Race, Gender, and Class In Organization Change(Ing): Evangelina Holvino. Part II: Negotiation:. 11. Negotiation: Overview: Deborah M. Kolb. 12. Integrative Bargaining: Does Gender Make a Difference? Patrick S. Calhoun and William P. Smith. 13. Gender Versus Power As A Predictor Of Negotiation Behavior And Outcomes: Carol Watson. 14. Gender and the Shadow Negotiation: Deborah M. Kolb. 15. Rethinking Negotiation: Feminist Views of Communication and Exchange: Linda L. Putnam and Deborah M. Kolb. Part III: Leadership:. 16. Leadership: Overview: Robin J. Ely. 17. The Difference “Difference” Makes: Deborah Rhode. 18. Gender, Culture and Leadership: Toward a Culturally Distinct Model of African-American Women Executives' Leadership Strategies: Patricia Parker and Dt Ogilvie. 19. The Greatly Exaggerated Demise of Heroic Leadership: Joyce K. Fletcher. 20. When Women Lead: The Visibility–Vulnerability Spiral: Kathy E. Kram and Marion Mccollom Hampton. Part IV: Organizational Change And Intervention:. 21. Organization Change and Intervention: Overview: Debra E. Meyerson and Robin J. Ely. 22. A Modest Manifesto for Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Debra E. Meyerson and Joyce K. Fletcher. 23. Action Learning, Fragmentation And The Interaction Of Single-, Double- And Triple-Loop Change: A Case Of Gay and Lesbian Workplace Advocacy: Erica Gabrielle Foldy and W. E. Douglas Creed. 24. Complicating Gender: The Simultaneity of Race, Gender, and Class in Organization Change(Ing): Evangelina Holvino. 25. Tempered Radicalism: Debra E. Meyerson and Maureen A. Scully. 26. The Transformation of Silence Into Language and Action: Audre Lorde. Part V: Human Resource Management:. 27. Human Resource Management: Overview: Maureen A. Scully. 28. Meritocracy: Maureen A. Scully. 29. Mentoring Relationships Through the Lens of Race and Gender: Stacy Blake-Beard. 30. Nickeled And Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Barbara Eherenreich. 31. Building Successful Multicultural Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities: Marlene G. Fine. Part VI: Diversity:. 32. Diversity: Overview: Robin J. Ely and Erica Gabrielle Foldy. 33. Working With Diversity: A Focus on Global Organizations: Deborah Merrill-Sands and Evangelina Holvino, With James Cumming. 34. Our Separate Ways: Ella J. E. Bell and Stella M. Nkomo. 35. Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity: David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely. Part VII: Globalization:. 36. Globalization: Overview: Evangelina Holvino. 37. Dangerous Liaisons: The Feminine in Management Meets Globalization: Marta B. Calás and Linda Smircich. 38. The Nanny Chain: Arlie R. Hochschild. 39. Maquiladoras: The View From the Inside: María Patricia Fernández Kelly. 40. It Takes Two: Cynthia Enloe. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. * Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace.Trade Review"The Reader in Gender, Work and Organization is the best and most up to date compilation of research and theory which examines the interplay among these key factors shaping our daily lives. The structure of the book combines with the section overviews to provide a theoretically and practically useful framework for examining this vast literature and designing new research at the frontier of this important topic. This should be in every serious social scientist's personal library." David A Thomas, Harvard Business School "They have put together not only a very informative reader, but also one that will provoke discussion and debate in the classroom. I recommend it highly." Barbara A. Gutek, University of MichiganTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Introducing Gender:. 1. Introducing Gender: Overview: Joyce K. Fletcher and Robin J. Ely. 2. Making Change: A Framework for Promoting Gender Equity in Organizations: Deborah Kolb, Joyce K. Fletcher, Debra Meyerson, Deborah Merrill Sands, and Robin J. Ely. 3. The Managerial Woman: Margaret Hennig and Anne Jardim. 4. The Female Advantage: Sally Helgesen. 5. Men And Women of The Corporation: Rosabeth Moss Kanter. 6. Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations: Joan Acker. 7. Doing Gender: Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman. 8. Breaking the Silence: On Men, Masculinities, and Managements: David L. Collinson and Jeff Hearn. 9. Naming Men As Men: Implications For Work, Organization and Management: David L. Collinson and Jeff Hearn. 10. Complicating Gender: The Simultaneity of Race, Gender, and Class In Organization Change(Ing): Evangelina Holvino. Part II: Negotiation:. 11. Negotiation: Overview: Deborah M. Kolb. 12. Integrative Bargaining: Does Gender Make a Difference? Patrick S. Calhoun and William P. Smith. 13. Gender Versus Power As A Predictor Of Negotiation Behavior And Outcomes: Carol Watson. 14. Gender and the Shadow Negotiation: Deborah M. Kolb. 15. Rethinking Negotiation: Feminist Views of Communication and Exchange: Linda L. Putnam and Deborah M. Kolb. Part III: Leadership:. 16. Leadership: Overview: Robin J. Ely. 17. The Difference “Difference” Makes: Deborah Rhode. 18. Gender, Culture and Leadership: Toward a Culturally Distinct Model of African-American Women Executives' Leadership Strategies: Patricia Parker and Dt Ogilvie. 19. The Greatly Exaggerated Demise of Heroic Leadership: Joyce K. Fletcher. 20. When Women Lead: The Visibility–Vulnerability Spiral: Kathy E. Kram and Marion Mccollom Hampton. Part IV: Organizational Change And Intervention:. 21. Organization Change and Intervention: Overview: Debra E. Meyerson and Robin J. Ely. 22. A Modest Manifesto for Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Debra E. Meyerson and Joyce K. Fletcher. 23. Action Learning, Fragmentation And The Interaction Of Single-, Double- And Triple-Loop Change: A Case Of Gay and Lesbian Workplace Advocacy: Erica Gabrielle Foldy and W. E. Douglas Creed. 24. Complicating Gender: The Simultaneity of Race, Gender, and Class in Organization Change(Ing): Evangelina Holvino. 25. Tempered Radicalism: Debra E. Meyerson and Maureen A. Scully. 26. The Transformation of Silence Into Language and Action: Audre Lorde. Part V: Human Resource Management:. 27. Human Resource Management: Overview: Maureen A. Scully. 28. Meritocracy: Maureen A. Scully. 29. Mentoring Relationships Through the Lens of Race and Gender: Stacy Blake-Beard. 30. Nickeled And Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: Barbara Eherenreich. 31. Building Successful Multicultural Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities: Marlene G. Fine. Part VI: Diversity:. 32. Diversity: Overview: Robin J. Ely and Erica Gabrielle Foldy. 33. Working With Diversity: A Focus on Global Organizations: Deborah Merrill-Sands and Evangelina Holvino, With James Cumming. 34. Our Separate Ways: Ella J. E. Bell and Stella M. Nkomo. 35. Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity: David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely. Part VII: Globalization:. 36. Globalization: Overview: Evangelina Holvino. 37. Dangerous Liaisons: The Feminine in Management Meets Globalization: Marta B. Calás and Linda Smircich. 38. The Nanny Chain: Arlie R. Hochschild. 39. Maquiladoras: The View From the Inside: María Patricia Fernández Kelly. 40. It Takes Two: Cynthia Enloe. Index.

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Book SynopsisRedundant Masculinities? investigates the links between the so-called ''crisis of masculinity'' and contemporary changes in the labour market through the lives of young working class men. Allows the voices of poorly-educated young men to be heard. Looks at how the labour market is changing. Emphasises the social construction of gender and racial identities. Dispels popular myths about the crisis in masculinity. Trade Review"This book will appeal to a wide audience. It so adroitly sums up the state of play in a number of arenas: the contemporary UK economy and the future of work, current debates about gender and identity, the “crisis” of masculinity, and the emerging “problem” of white, working-class boys floundering to hold down jobs and identities that are increasingly ‘redundant’." --Rosemary Pringle, Professor of Sociology, University of Southampton, UK "Much has been written about the so-called 'crisis of masculinity' but rarely have its contours been charted in such as precise way and with such clear empathy for those at its cutting edge." --Peter Jackson, University of Sheffield, UK "I recommend , and sincerely hope, that this book is widely read, inside and outside academia." (Enviroment and Planning D: Society and Space) "Linda McDowell has produced a highly readable and accessible book, packed with rich and original empirical data, and written with a lightness of touch that belies the complexity of the theoretical debates pulled together within it. Redundant Masculinities combines an impressive synthesis of contemporary theoretical debates and perspectives, with a thorough empirical methodology to produce a first-class piece of applied research." (Work, Employment and Society) "McDowell offers a groundbreaking and often intensely sympathetic portrait of the ruptures and fragmentations of white, working class male hegemony under neoliberalism. Through deft use of narrative and analysis, she humanizes masculinity and masculine development in a manner heretofore rarely seen in sociological research." (Area 2005, vol 34/4)Table of ContentsList of Plates. List of Tables. Preface. 1. Introduction: Young, White, Male and Working Class. 2. The Rise of Poor Work: Employment Restructuring and Changing Class and Gender Identities. 3. The Contemporary Crisis Of Masculinity: It's Hard To Be(Come) A Man or The Problem of/for Boys. 4. Living on The Edge: Marginal Lives In Cambridge and Sheffield. 5. Leaving School: Pathways To Employment and Further Education. 6. Actively Seeking Employment: Committed Workers and Reluctant Learners. 7. Uncertain Transitions: Accidental and Incidental Workers, The Excluded and Escape Attempts. 8. Performing Identity: Protest and Domestic Masculinities. 9. Conclusions: What Is To Be Done About Boys? Postscript. Appendix 1: Research Methodology. Appendix 2: The Participants. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisGendered Talk at Work examines how women and men negotiate their gender identities as well as their professional roles in everyday workplace communication. written accessibly by one of the field's foremost researchers explores the ways in which gender contributes to the interpretation of meaning in workplace interaction uses original and insightfully analyzed data to focus on the ways in which both women and men draw on gendered discourse resources to enact a range of workplace roles illustrates how a qualitative analysis of workplace discourse can throw light on the many ways in which workplace discourse provides a resource for constructing gender identity as one component of our complex socio-cultural identity Trade Review"Gendered Talk at Work offers rich empirical texture to support subtle and careful analysis of gender in workplace talk. Janet Holmes’s highly readable yet theoretically sophisticated book will be required reading not just for sociolinguists but for everyone interested in promoting gender equity in employment." Sally McConnell-Ginet, Cornell University "A particular strength of this book is its accessibility to non-linguists: it will assist women and men in the workplace to gain a more sophisticated understanding of how gender interacts with power in producing different ways of speaking." Anne Pauwels, The University of Western Australia "Janet Holmes’s account of gender and workplace discourse represents sociolinguistic scholarship at its best. Her detailed and wide-ranging analysis of language in interaction provides unique insights into the linguistic culture of the workplace and challenges stereotypical conceptions of gendered speaking styles – an invaluable resource." Joan Swann, The Open University "Holmes's text is a well-written accessible book that not only gives the reader an understanding of much of the work on gendered workplace talk but advances with equal clarity into Holmes's own subtle and nuanced additions to the field." Discourse & CommunicationTable of ContentsList of Figures. Acknowledgements. 1. The role of gender in workplace talk. 2. Gender and leadership talk at work. 3. Relational practice – not just women’s work. 4. Humour in the workplace – not just men’s play. 5. Contest, challenge and complaint - gendered discourse?. 6. Women and men telling stories at work. 7. Giving women the last word. Appendix: Transcription Conventions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisGendered Talk at Work examines how women and men negotiate their gender identities as well as their professional roles in everyday workplace communication. written accessibly by one of the field's foremost researchers explores the ways in which gender contributes to the interpretation of meaning in workplace interaction uses original and insightfully analyzed data to focus on the ways in which both women and men draw on gendered discourse resources to enact a range of workplace roles illustrates how a qualitative analysis of workplace discourse can throw light on the many ways in which workplace discourse provides a resource for constructing gender identity as one component of our complex socio-cultural identity Trade Review"Gendered Talk at Work offers rich empirical texture to support subtle and careful analysis of gender in workplace talk. Janet Holmes’s highly readable yet theoretically sophisticated book will be required reading not just for sociolinguists but for everyone interested in promoting gender equity in employment." Sally McConnell-Ginet, Cornell University "A particular strength of this book is its accessibility to non-linguists: it will assist women and men in the workplace to gain a more sophisticated understanding of how gender interacts with power in producing different ways of speaking." Anne Pauwels, The University of Western Australia "Janet Holmes’s account of gender and workplace discourse represents sociolinguistic scholarship at its best. Her detailed and wide-ranging analysis of language in interaction provides unique insights into the linguistic culture of the workplace and challenges stereotypical conceptions of gendered speaking styles – an invaluable resource." Joan Swann, The Open University "Holmes's text is a well-written accessible book that not only gives the reader an understanding of much of the work on gendered workplace talk but advances with equal clarity into Holmes's own subtle and nuanced additions to the field." Discourse & CommunicationTable of ContentsList of Figures. Acknowledgements. 1. The role of gender in workplace talk. 2. Gender and leadership talk at work. 3. Relational practice – not just women’s work. 4. Humour in the workplace – not just men’s play. 5. Contest, challenge and complaint - gendered discourse?. 6. Women and men telling stories at work. 7. Giving women the last word. Appendix: Transcription Conventions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThrough a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies.Trade Review"Nevertheless, the book is accessibly written, and the variety of themes it explores will ensure it has broad appeal among undergraduates and postgraduates studying social division, gender, service work, labour relations and their relationships. The book also provides academics working in and across the disciplines of sociology and human geography with a good overview of research into interactive work and its implications in contemporary society." (Work, Employment & Society, 25 March 2011) "Between the covers of this beautifully crafted book is a thoughtful, innovative, and thorough analysis of high-touch interactive service work that draws on numerous case studies and ethnographies, mostly from the United Kingdom, and on the author's own original research. . . . This ambitious book is insightful and informative, and it makes a valuable contribution to the study of work in contemporary capitalist societies". (Canadian Journal of Sociology, 2010)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vi Series Editors’ Preface vii Preface and Acknowledgements viii 1 Service Employment and the Commoditization of the Body 1 Part I Locating Service Work 23 2 The Rise of the Service Economy 25 3 Thinking Through Embodiment: Explaining Interactive Service Employment 49 Part II High-Touch Servicing Work in Private and Public Spaces 77 4 Up Close and Personal: Intimate Work in the Home 79 5 Selling Bodies I: Sex Work 101 6 Selling Bodies II: Masculine Strength and Licensed Violence 129 Part III High-Touch Servicing Work in Specialist Spaces 159 7 Bodies in Sickness and in Health: Care Work and Beauty Work 161 8 Warm Bodies: Doing Deference in Routine Interactive Work 191 9 Conclusions: Bodies in Place 212 References 229 Index 256

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Book SynopsisThrough a series of case studies oflow-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies. Defines body work' to include the work by service sector employees on their own bodies and on the bodies of others Sets UK case studies in the context of global patterns of economic change Explores the consequences of growing polarization in the service sector Draws on geography, sociology, anthropology, labour market studies, and feminist scholarship Trade Review"Nevertheless, the book is accessibly written, and the variety of themes it explores will ensure it has broad appeal among undergraduates and postgraduates studying social division, gender, service work, labour relations and their relationships. The book also provides academics working in and across the disciplines of sociology and human geography with a good overview of research into interactive work and its implications in contemporary society." (Work, Employment & Society, 25 March 2011) "Between the covers of this beautifully crafted book is a thoughtful, innovative, and thorough analysis of high-touch interactive service work that draws on numerous case studies and ethnographies, mostly from the United Kingdom, and on the author's own original research. . . . This ambitious book is insightful and informative, and it makes a valuable contribution to the study of work in contemporary capitalist societies". (Canadian Journal of Sociology, 2010)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vi Series Editors’ Preface vii Preface and Acknowledgements viii 1 Service Employment and the Commoditization of the Body 1 Part I Locating Service Work 23 2 The Rise of the Service Economy 25 3 Thinking Through Embodiment: Explaining Interactive Service Employment 49 Part II High-Touch Servicing Work in Private and Public Spaces 77 4 Up Close and Personal: Intimate Work in the Home 79 5 Selling Bodies I: Sex Work 101 6 Selling Bodies II: Masculine Strength and Licensed Violence 129 Part III High-Touch Servicing Work in Specialist Spaces 159 7 Bodies in Sickness and in Health: Care Work and Beauty Work 161 8 Warm Bodies: Doing Deference in Routine Interactive Work 191 9 Conclusions: Bodies in Place 212 References 229 Index 256

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1984. In The Working People of Paris, 18711914, Lenard Berlanstein examines how technological advances, expanding industrialization, bureaucratization, and urban growth affected the lives of the working poor and near poor of one of the world's most influential cities during an era of intense social and cultural change. Berlanstein departs from other historians of the working classes in treating, in a parallel manner, not only craftsmen and factory laborers but also service workers and lower-level white-collar employees. Avoiding the fallacy of letting the city limits set the boundaries of an urban study, he deals also with the industrial suburbs, with their considerable concentration of workers, to examine the transformation of the work, leisure, and consumer experiences of the people who did not own property and who lived from one payday to the next during the Second Industrial Revolution. The Working People of Paris describes a cycle of adaptation and resistTable of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceChapter 1. The Working PopulationChapter 2. Material ConditionsChapter 3.The Work ExperienceChapter 4. Off-the-Job LifeChapter 5. Politics and ProtestChpater 6. ConclusionAbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHow attorneys' work is deprofessionalized, downgraded, and controlled through part-time and temporary assignmentsTrade Review"Law schools paint bright illusions of their graduates’ earnings potential. This book is the reality. Nowhere near courtrooms or plush offices labor an exploited, minimally paid underclass of lawyers in a Dickens-meets-Dilbert world of 'document review,' in which professionals with advanced degrees live tenuous existences sorting documents into categories, work that ninth graders could accomplish and with nothing lawyerly about it.... Brooks presents a firsthand account of his own experiences and interviews coworkers in these dead-end jobs with no benefits, no chance for promotion, and no possibility to even act as a lawyer. It’s a scary world showing that nobody has any security. VERDICT Would-be law students must read this look at the profession’s dark underbelly... this is essential for law school libraries and a good purchase for comprehensive labor collections and large public library systems, as well." —Library Journal Table of ContentsContentsPreface 1. Degraded and Insecure: The “New” Workforce 2. “Basically Interchangeable”: The Creation of the Temporary Lawyer 3. Life on the Concourse Level: Doing Document Review 4. Box Shopping in “Nike Town”: Struggles over Work 5. “Keeping Count of Every Freakin’ Minute”: Struggles over Time 6. “A Glorified Data Entry Person”: Struggles over Identity 7. “I Would Rather Grow in India”: The Emerging Legal Underclass Appendix A: Document Review Project Summary Appendix B: The Questionnaire Appendix C: The Attorneys References Index

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Book SynopsisFor the past few decades, the U.S. anti-sweatshop movement was bolstered by actions from American college students. United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) effectively advanced the cause of workers' rights in sweatshops around the world. Strategizing against Sweatshops chronicles the evolution of student activism and presents an innovative model of how college campuses are a critical site for the advancement of global social justice.Matthew Williams shows how USAS targeted apparel companies outsourcing production to sweatshop factories with weak or non-existent unions. USAS did so by developing a campaign that would support workers organizing by leveraging their college's partnerships with global apparel firms like Nike and Adidas to abide by pro-labor codes of conduct.Strategizing against Sweatshops exemplifies how organizations and actors cooperate across a movement to formulate a coherent strategy responsive to the conditions in their social environment. Williams also provides a m

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Book Synopsis For the past few decades, the U.S. anti-sweatshop movement was bolstered by actions from American college students. United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) effectively advanced the cause of workers’ rights in sweatshops around the world. Strategizing against Sweatshops chronicles the evolution of student activism and presents an innovative model of how college campuses are a critical site for the advancement of global social justice. Matthew Williams shows how USAS targeted apparel companies outsourcing production to sweatshop factories with weak or non-existent unions. USAS did so by developing a campaign that would support workers organizing by leveraging their college’s partnerships with global apparel firms like Nike and Adidas to abide by pro-labor codes of conduct. Strategizing against Sweatshops exemplifies how organizations and actors cooperate across a movement to formulate a coherent strategy responsive to the conditions in theiTrade Review"Williams’s study of the anti- sweatshop movement from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s traces how haphazard student efforts to empower sweated laborers evolved into a coordinated project with international reach. His interviews with anti-sweatshop activists and his history of the movement also raise the sobering question of how to build solidarity in a world of 'neoliberal globalization.'... Williams does a solid job of incorporating his interviews into a broader historical and analytical narrative of the U.S. anti-sweatshop movement."—Contemporary Sociology"A well-documented and welcome addition to the literature on transnational labor activism and organizational processes and, as an engaging case study of U.S. student organizing, would fit well into an undergraduate course on social movements…. The book provides important insights into an understudied dimension of the global antisweatshop movement and will be of interest not only to scholars in the field but to student activists as well."—American Journal of Sociology"Strategizing against Sweatshops impressively details the connections between college campus activists in the United States and apparel workers around the world in a sustained movement of transnational solidarity. Scholars of student activism and social movements will benefit from Williams’s analysis of the precise mechanisms used to exert power globally in an era of neoliberal policies and race-to-the-bottom corporate labor practices. While their successes have been limited, the USAS [United Students Against Sweatshops] provides a helpful case study to explore transnational strategies for rebuilding workers’ rights."—Teachers College Record"[A] detailed study of how university students rose up against the exploitation of workers in the global garment industry…. Williams delivers valuable understanding into the decision-making process of social movements committed to labor issues.”—Labor History"Williams’ interviews bring the messy, dynamic process of movement strategizing to life.... [T]hey offer insightful insider analysis into their campaigns, what did and did not work, and how they responded to new challenges. This is the core of the book, and its greatest strength.... [A]n expertly done, in-depth study of a movement that managed to thrive and survive in an exceptionally challenging period for progressive social movements."—Social Forces"[A]n insightful analysis of a U.S. college student organization.... Strategizing Against Sweatshops represents a sophisticated yet highly readable account of student activism—a book that should interest seasoned scholars and student activists alike. Indeed, by taking students seriously as agents of social change, the book has the potential to inspire future students who are looking for insights on how to bring about important changes on their campuses and in the wider society."—Work and Occupations

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Book SynopsisAlthough women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties.Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work is based on a four-year, multi-site study of women who are members of contemporary community organizations. The authors reveal the complex ways in which these women define and value their own work, investigating what supports and constrains their individual and collective efforts. Calling on the state to assist more with citizens' provisioning responsibilities, Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work provides an excellent basis for new discussions on equitable and sustainable public policies.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Chapter 1 An Introduction: Conceptialising the Work of WOmen in the 21st Century Chapter 2 Securing the Future by Positioning the Past in the Present Section A Chapter 3 Provisioning Responsibilities of Women: Relationships Shape the Work Chapter 4 Collective Provisioning: Naming the Work of Vital Spaces Section B Chapter 5 Producing Racial Knowledge in Community Programmes for 'At Risk' Young Women Chapter 6 Provisioning for Children in a Low Income Community Chapter 7 Revealing Older Women's Provisioning Responsibilities Chapter 8 Counting the Costs of Provisioning for Women Living on Low Incomes Section C Chapter 9 Collective Spaces as Incubators of Citizenship Chapter 10 A Sharing of Life's Glories Appendix 1 References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this original, accessible book, Vittorio Longhi uses a global perspective to highlight the 'immigrant war and struggle for human rights, citizenship and equality', despite a policy vacuum towards immigration among governments of developed states.Trade Review"A good introduction to the subject of global migration....succinct and compelling" Migrants' rights network"The immigrant war is one of the most insightful books ever written on global migration patterns and their consequences from a humane perspective. A must read." Devendra Dhungana, UNDP's Livelihood Recovery for Peace Project"The breadth of research and the comparative approach makes [The immigrant war] a valuable document. Longhi makes a convincing case that the labour conditions of all workers cannot be improved without understanding and addressing the problems faced by migrant workers. The Immigrant War adds greatly to our understanding of those problems." Counterfire"Here is a book which truly takes forward the struggle for social justice. Vittorio Longhi's comprehensive and vivid study reveals a growing international movement that gets negligible coverage in the mainstream press but yet which requires a radical rethink of dominant approaches to immigration, development and democracy. 'The immigrant war' introduces us to a new generation of migrants who will shape the world in aftermath of neo-liberalism." Hilary Wainwright, Transnational Institute, and co-editor of Red Pepper"Longhi expertly combines scholarly analysis with sharp reporting, drawing on his detailed knowledge of the global labour movement and trade unionist activism. The material is admirably well-organized and well-assembled. I know of no other book like this." Matt Carr, journalist"An extraordinary account in its up-front questioning of how our states and societies construct the immigrant and erase the memory of our own migrant origins. This book shows us how laws have become blunt instruments for bland evasions of our obligations." Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Territory, Authority, Rights"Inspiring... Longhi is an eloquent advocate." TruthOutTable of ContentsIntroduction: The war against immigrants; In the Persian Gulf; In the United States; In France; In Italy; Rethinking migration.

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Book SynopsisIn this original, accessible book, Vittorio Longhi uses a global perspective to highlight the 'immigrant war and struggle for human rights, citizenship and equality', despite a policy vacuum towards immigration among governments of developed states.Trade Review"An extraordinary account in its up-front questioning of how our states and societies construct the immigrant and erase the memory of our own migrant origins. This book shows us how laws have become blunt instruments for bland evasions of our obligations." Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Territory, Authority, Rights"Longhi expertly combines scholarly analysis with sharp reporting, drawing on his detailed knowledge of the global labour movement and trade unionist activism. The material is admirably well-organized and well-assembled. I know of no other book like this." Matt Carr, journalist"Here is a book which truly takes forward the struggle for social justice. Vittorio Longhi's comprehensive and vivid study reveals a growing international movement that gets negligible coverage in the mainstream press but yet which requires a radical rethink of dominant approaches to immigration, development and democracy. 'The immigrant war' introduces us to a new generation of migrants who will shape the world in aftermath of neo-liberalism." Hilary Wainwright, Transnational Institute, and co-editor of Red Pepper"The Immigrant War is one of the most insightful books ever written on global migration patterns and their consequences from a humane perspective. A must read by International journalist Vittorio Longhi." Devendra Dhungana, Facebook commentTable of ContentsIntroduction: The war against immigrants; In the Persian Gulf; In the United States; In France; In Italy; Rethinking migration.

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Book SynopsisEPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Led by the disability movement's concern with the employment choices faced by disabled people, this controversial book uses sociological and philosophical approaches, as well as international examples, to critically engage with possible alternatives to paid work for disabled people.Trade Review"Grover and Piggott offer a compelling challenge to those who view paid work as the only route out of poverty for disabled people. Their book should be essential reading for scholars of disability studies and social policy, and for policy makers interested in supporting disabled people." Colin Lindsay, University of StrathclydeTable of ContentsDisabled people, work and welfare ~ Chris Grover and Linda Piggott; Part One: Changing constructions of disability and welfare; Disabled people, conditionality and a civic minimum in Britain: reflections from qualitative research ~ Ruth Patrick and Deborah Fenney; Doing the 'hard yakka': implications of Australia's workfare policies for disabled people ~ Alan Morris, Shaun Wilson and Karen Soldatic; Part Two: Social policy, work and disabled people; Why are the policies and organisations seeking to help disabled people access work failing? ~ Bruce Stafford; Disabled people, welfare reform and the balance of rights and responsibilities ~ Dan Heap; Disabled people and employment in Poland ~ Monika Struck-Peregończyk; Disability and employment in the United States: the intersection of healthcare reform and welfare-to-work policy ~ Randall Owen, Robert Gould and Sarah Parker Harris; Social dialouge, partnership and the Danish model of activation of disabled people: challenges and possiblities in the face of austerity ~ David Etherington and Jo Ingold; Part Three: Assistance and access to paid work; Employment experiences and outcomes of young people in Scotland who are deaf or hard of hearing: intersections of deafness and social class ~ Mariela Fordyce and Sheila Riddell; Supply- and demand-side policies and the employment of learning disabled people in Britain ~ Sarah Woodin; How can integrated services help sick and disabled people remain in employment? Findings from an evaluation of an in-work support service in the North of England ~ Jon Warren, Kayleigh Garthwaite and Clare Bambra; Part Four: Alternatives to, and validated lives beyond, paid work; Thinking differently about 'work' and social inclusion for disabled people ~ Edward Hall and Robert Wilton; A right not to work and disabled people ~ Chris Grover and Linda Piggott; Disability, work and welfare: the disappearance of the polymorphic productive landscape ~ Alan Roulstone; Part Five: Conclusion; Themes in Disabled people, work and welfare ~ Chris Grover and Linda Piggott.

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Book SynopsisLiving on the margins offers a unique insight into the working lives of undocumented (or `irregular') migrants living in London, and their employers. It offers an international context to the research and provides theoretical, policy and empirical analyses.Trade Review"Alice Bloch and Sonia McKay not only show the challenges faced by those living without documentation, but also explore current legislation and policies that are shaping these experiences." LSE Review of Books"Bloch and McKay provide a thorough-going account of...the undocumented migrant." Chartist"A very welcome contribution in a context where immigrants are seen as scapegoats for unemployment and weakening social cohesion." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal"This is a fascinating and accessible account of the everyday lives of undocumented migrants. Drawing on high quality empirical research it provides a compelling narrative of their experiences and how they navigate the pressures of living on the margins of society." John Solomos, University of Warwick"Based on lengthy interviews with workers and employers from China, Turkey, and Bangladesh, the book documents in tragic detail the penalties of 'illegality' for undocumented migrants living and working in London during an era of global economic downturn. Essential and timely." Jacqueline Maria Hagan, University of North Carolina, USATable of ContentsIntroduction; Policy, law and rights; Migration: Motives, journey and status mobility; Undocumented migrants living and working in London; Ethnic enclave entrepreneurs; Social networks and social lives; The consequences of being undocumented; Grasping life on the margins.

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Book SynopsisLiving on the margins offers a unique insight into the working lives of undocumented (or `irregular') migrants living in London, and their employers. It offers an international context to the research and provides theoretical, policy and empirical analyses.Trade Review"Alice Bloch and Sonia McKay not only show the challenges faced by those living without documentation, but also explore current legislation and policies that are shaping these experiences." LSE Review of Books"Bloch and McKay provide a thorough-going account of...the undocumented migrant." Chartist"A very welcome contribution in a context where immigrants are seen as scapegoats for unemployment and weakening social cohesion." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal"This is a fascinating and accessible account of the everyday lives of undocumented migrants. Drawing on high quality empirical research it provides a compelling narrative of their experiences and how they navigate the pressures of living on the margins of society." John Solomos, University of Warwick"Based on lengthy interviews with workers and employers from China, Turkey, and Bangladesh, the book documents in tragic detail the penalties of 'illegality' for undocumented migrants living and working in London during an era of global economic downturn. Essential and timely." Jacqueline Maria Hagan, University of North Carolina, USATable of ContentsIntroduction; Policy, law and rights; Migration: Motives, journey and status mobility; Undocumented migrants living and working in London; Ethnic enclave entrepreneurs; Social networks and social lives; The consequences of being undocumented; Grasping life on the margins.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical understanding of contemporary forced labour as a global social problem and argues that it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm.Trade Review"A cogent and compelling framework for identifying and tackling the systematic embeddedness of workplace exploitation." Mick Wilkinson, University of HullTable of ContentsIntroduction The labour exploitation continuum Lessons of history Direct workplace controls Indirect workplace controls Exogenous controls Navigating the edges of acceptability Preventing exploitation and harm Conclusions

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Book SynopsisA challenge to the assumption that there is appropriate employment available for people who are expected to retire later and the gender-neutral way the expectation for extending working lives is presented in most policy-making circles.Trade Review"A compelling and much-needed analysis of the different challenges facing older women and men, as pressures to extend working lives intensify." David Lain, Brighton Business School"The 11 contributions challenge widely accepted assumptions about later-life work and retirement by grounding their reflections in empirical evidence from a range of national and international sources… Overall, this book offers a welcome, evidence-based perspective on extended working lives in which the arguments are inspired by rich empirical data.” Ageing and SocietyTable of ContentsPART ONE: Gendering later life work: Empirical, theoretical and policy issues The empirical landscape of extended working lives ~ Debra Street Theoretical and conceptual issues in the extending working lives agenda ~ Clary Krekula and Sarah Vickerstaff Gender perspectives on extended working life policies ~ Áine Ní Léime and Wendy Loretto PART TWO: Extended working life in seven OECD countries The Australian empirical landscape of extended working lives: a gender perspective ~ Elizabeth Brooke Extended working lives in Germany from a gender and life-course perspective: a country in policy transition ~ Anna Hokema Extended working life, gender and precarious work in Ireland ~ Áine Ní Léime, Nata Duvvury and Caroline Finn Ageing and older workers in Portugal: a gender-sensitive approach ~ Sara Falcão Casaca and Heloísa Perista Sweden: an extended working life policy that overlooks gender considerations ~ Clary Krekula, Lars-Gunnar Engström and Aida Alvinius The United Kingdom - a new moral imperative: live longer, work longer ~ Sarah Vickerstaff and Wendy Loretto Is 70 the new 60? Extending American women’s and men’s working lives ~ Debra Street and Joanne Tompkins PART THREE: Conclusion Gendered and extended work: research and policy needs for work in later life ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Debra Street, Áine Ní Léime and Clary Krekula

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Book SynopsisA challenge to the assumption that there is appropriate employment available for people who are expected to retire later and the gender-neutral way the expectation for extending working lives is presented in most policy-making circles.Trade Review"The 11 contributions challenge widely accepted assumptions about later-life work and retirement by grounding their reflections in empirical evidence from a range of national and international sources… Overall, this book offers a welcome, evidence-based perspective on extended working lives in which the arguments are inspired by rich empirical data.” Ageing and Society"A compelling and much-needed analysis of the different challenges facing older women and men, as pressures to extend working lives intensify." David Lain, Brighton Business SchoolTable of ContentsPART ONE: Gendering later life work: Empirical, theoretical and policy issues The empirical landscape of extended working lives ~ Debra Street Theoretical and conceptual issues in the extending working lives agenda ~ Clary Krekula and Sarah Vickerstaff Gender perspectives on extended working life policies ~ Áine Ní Léime and Wendy Loretto PART TWO: Extended working life in seven OECD countries The Australian empirical landscape of extended working lives: a gender perspective ~ Elizabeth Brooke Extended working lives in Germany from a gender and life-course perspective: a country in policy transition ~ Anna Hokema Extended working life, gender and precarious work in Ireland ~ Áine Ní Léime, Nata Duvvury and Caroline Finn Ageing and older workers in Portugal: a gender-sensitive approach ~ Sara Falcão Casaca and Heloísa Perista Sweden: an extended working life policy that overlooks gender considerations ~ Clary Krekula, Lars-Gunnar Engström and Aida Alvinius The United Kingdom - a new moral imperative: live longer, work longer ~ Sarah Vickerstaff and Wendy Loretto Is 70 the new 60? Extending American women’s and men’s working lives ~ Debra Street and Joanne Tompkins PART THREE: Conclusion Gendered and extended work: research and policy needs for work in later life ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Debra Street, Áine Ní Léime and Clary Krekula

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary work connects the transformation of India's labour market with changes in health and health problems to offer an analysis that is unprecedented in scope and depth.Trade Review"Issues such as work-related stress and its impact on health are increasingly a concern for countries such as India. This book will help raise awareness, encourage further research and promote good practice." Aditya Jain, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsIntroduction: Work, stress and health in India ~ Martin Hyde, Holendro Singh Chungkham, Laishram Ladusingh Work, stress and health: Theories and models ~ Linda Magnusson-Hansson, Martin Hyde, Holendro Singh Chungkham & Hugo Westerlund Work environment, health and the international development agenda ~ Martin Hyde and Tores Theorell Employment trends in India: Some issues for investigation ~ A.V.Jose Rural-urban and gender differences in time spent in unpaid household work in India ~ Laishram Ladusingh Activity status, morbidity patterns and hospitalisation in India ~ Harihar Sahoo Occupational class and chronic diseases in India ~ Sanjay K. Mohanty and Anshul Kastor Stress and health among the Indian police ~ Vaijayanthee Kumar and T.J. Kamalanabhan Health status and lifestyle of the Oraon tea garden labourers of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal ~ Subrata K. Roy and Tanaya Kundu Chowdhury The role of work-family support factors in helping individuals achieve work-family balance in India ~ Sarlaksha Ganesh and M.P.Ganesh Working conditions, health and well-being among the scavenger community ~ Vimal Kumar Lessons and future research directions from work environment research in India ~ Martin Hyde, Holendro Singh Chungkham, Laishram Ladusingh

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume investigates the changing patterns of labour market and unemployment policies in EU member states during the period since the politics of austerity took hold in 2010.Trade Review"This edited volume provides the most exhaustive and systematic analysis of labour market policy reforms in Western and Eastern European countries during and after the 2007-08 financial crisis" Tim Vlandas, Associate Professor in Comparative Political Economy, University of Reading"...the breadth and relevance of the topics addressed in the book will appeal to a range of audiences. It constitutes an up-to-date resource for researchers and advanced students of social policy with an interest in European countries" Social Policy & AdminstrationTable of ContentsLabour market policies in the era of European pervasive austerity: a review ~ Sotiria Theodoropoulou Structural reforms in Europe: a comparative overview ~ Chiara Agostini and David Natali Income support policies and labour market reforms under austerity in Greece ~ Manos Matsaganis The Italian labour market policy reforms and the economic crisis: coming towards the end of Italian exceptionalism? ~ Patrik Vesan and Emmanuele Pavolini French employment market policies: dualisation and destabilisation ~ Hélène Caune and Sotiria Theodoropoulou The German exception: welfare protectionism instead of retrenchment ~ Werner Eichhorst and Anke Hassel The Netherlands and the crisis: from activation to ‘deficiency compensation’ ~ Marcel Hoogenboom Dualising the Swedish model: Insiders and outsiders and labour market policy reform in Sweden: an overview ~ Johan Bo Davidsson No longer ‘fit for purpose’? Consolidation and catch-up in Irish labour market policy ~ Fiona Dukelow Retrenchment, conditionality and flexibility: UK labour market policies in the era of austerity ~ Elke Heins and Hayley Bennett Czechia: political experimentation or incremental reforms? ~ Tomáš Sirovátka Slovakia: perpetual austerity and growing emphasis on activation ~ Stefan Domonkos Slovenian labour market policies under austerity: narrowing the gap between the well- and the less well-protected in the labour market? ~ Miroljub Ignjatović and Maša Filipovič Hrast Conclusions ~ Sotiria Theodoropoulou

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Book SynopsisWith welfare to work programmes under intense scrutiny, this book ranges widely across Europe to review existing policies and explore future ones. It shows how many schemes do not adequately address social rights and lived experiences, and consider alternatives based on theories of non-domination.Table of ContentsWelfare to work, social justice and domination: an introduction to an interdisciplinary normative perspective on welfare policies ~ Anja Eleveld, Thomas Kampen and Josien Arts PART I: Legal perspectives Workfare’s persistent philosophical and legal issues: forced labour, reciprocity and a basic income guarantee ~ Amir Paz-Fuchs The right to work: a justification for welfare to work? ~ Elise Dermine Limitation of welfare to work: the prohibition of forced labour and the right to freely chosen work ~ Elise Dermine The duty to work as precondition for human dignity: a Swiss perspective on work programmes ~ Melanie Studer and Kurt Pärli The prohibition of forced labour and the right to freely chosen work: a comparison of Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK ~ Anja Eleveld, Neville Harris and Christian H. Schøler PART II: Sociological perspectives Implementing social justice within activation policies: the contribution of the capability approach ~ Jean-Michel Bonvin and Luca Perrig The silent expansion of welfare to work policies: how policies are enhanced through the use of categorizations, evidence-based knowledge and self-governance ~ Mathias H. Nielsen, Sophie Danneris and Niklas A. Andersen Questions of conduct and social justice: the ethics of welfare conditionality within UK social security ~ Peter Dwyer Pressing, repressing and accommodating: local modes of governing social assistance recipients in welfare to work programmes in the Netherlands ~ Josien Arts Left in limbo: social assistance recipients' evolving views on the fairness of workfare volunteerism ~ Thomas Kampen PART III: Philosophical perspectives Welfare to work and the republican theory of non-domination ~ Anja Eleveld Unconditional basic income and duties of contribution: exploring the republican ethos of justice ~ Simon Birnbaum Freedom, exit and basic income ~ Stuart White Conclusion: exit, voice and the minimization of domination in welfare to work relationships ~ Anja Eleveld

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