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Book SynopsisIn studying the impact of industry on class organization, social scientists have assumed that the effects of technological advance increase with time and that, as technology molds, dehumanizes, and alienates workers, the pressure mounts to change the system through political action. William H. Form tests these assumptions in his study. The author c
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xv*Acknowledgments, pg. xix*1. Technology and the Social Integration of the Working Class, pg. 1*2. Four Nations, Four Cities, and Four Factories, pg. 25*3. Stratal Origins and Destinations, pg. 51*4. Community Origins, Industrial Discipline, and Urban Adaptation, pg. 75*5. Technology, Machines, and Worker Behavior, pg. 94*6. AutoworkersandTheirMachines, pg. 113*7. Autoworkers and Their Unions, pg. 138*8. Technology, Unions, and Political Ideology, pg. 156*9. Linking Systems for Working-Class Movements, pg. 181*10. Internal Stratification of the Working Class, pg. 203*11. The Social Construction of Anomie, pg. 228*12. Technology, Participation, and Stratification, pg. 255*Appendices, pg. 271*References, pg. 301*Author Index, pg. 329
