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‘This nicely crafted textbook by one of the leading and most experienced scholars of sociology of work and organisations provides an excellent coverage of the entire field, combining a historical perspective, with a strong awareness of contemporary developments in working life and theory.’ – Mats Alvesson, Lund University, Sweden
‘Sociology, Work and Organisation is written to engage its readers and to advance our understanding of the sociology of work. This fully updated version improves on an already excellent introductory text.’ – Darren McCabe, Lancaster University, UK
‘As a young researcher exploring shop floor dynamics in the early 1980s, the first edition of this great book was an invaluable source of ideas. In the intervening years, Tony Watson has continued to update his analysis of the multi-facetted, changing and contradictory nature of work and organisations. With its greater emphasis on organisational dynamics, this excellent new edition provides a lucid overview of the field. As an introductory text, this book is very hard to beat, and I can thoroughly recommend it.’ – David Collinson, University of Lancaster, UK
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Studying, Work Society and Organisation
2. Analysing Work and Organisation: Scientific Management, Human Relations and Negotiated Orders
3. Analysing Work and Organisation: Institutionalism, Labour Process and Discourse Analysis
4. Industrial Capitalism, Change and the Possibility of a Fourth Automation-Based Industrial Revolution
5. Work Organisations
6. Control and Variation in Organisational Shaping and Human Resourcing
7. Occupations and the Social Organisation of Work
8. Aspects of Occupations: From Managers to Exotic Dancers, Artists to Professionals and Soldiers to Investment Bankers
9. Culture, Work Orientations and the Experience of Working
10. Identity, Narrative and Emotion in and out of Work
11. Conflict, Mobilisation and Regulation at Work
12. Resistance, Mischief, Humour and the Defence of Self
