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Hughes was the first sociologist to pay sustained attention to occupations as a field for study. The writings in this volume highlight his contributions to: the sociology of work and professions; race and ethnicity; and the central themes and methods of the discipline.

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Introduction Lewis A. Coser 1: The Study of Occupations 2: Professions 3: Social Role and the Division of Labor 4: Work and Self 5: The Humble and the Proud: The Comparative Study of Occupations 6: Mistakes at Work 7: The Study of Ethnic Relations 8: Queries Concerning Industry and Society Growing Out of Study of Ethnic Relations in Industry 9: Race Relations in Industry 10: The Knitting of Racial Groups in Industry 11: Institutional Office and the Person 12: Dilemmas and Contradictions of Status 13: The Improper Study of Man 14: Social Change and Status Protest 15: Good People and Dirty Work 16: Bastard Institutions 17: The Gleichschaltung of the German Statistical Yearbook Index

On Work Race the Sociological Imagination

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/15/1994 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226359717, 978-0226359717
      ISBN10: 0226359719
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Hughes was the first sociologist to pay sustained attention to occupations as a field for study. The writings in this volume highlight his contributions to: the sociology of work and professions; race and ethnicity; and the central themes and methods of the discipline.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Lewis A. Coser 1: The Study of Occupations 2: Professions 3: Social Role and the Division of Labor 4: Work and Self 5: The Humble and the Proud: The Comparative Study of Occupations 6: Mistakes at Work 7: The Study of Ethnic Relations 8: Queries Concerning Industry and Society Growing Out of Study of Ethnic Relations in Industry 9: Race Relations in Industry 10: The Knitting of Racial Groups in Industry 11: Institutional Office and the Person 12: Dilemmas and Contradictions of Status 13: The Improper Study of Man 14: Social Change and Status Protest 15: Good People and Dirty Work 16: Bastard Institutions 17: The Gleichschaltung of the German Statistical Yearbook Index

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