{"product_id":"working-bodies-9781405159784","title":"Working Bodies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a series of case studies oflow-status interactive and embodied servicing work, \u003ci\u003eWorking Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines body work' to include the work by service sector employees on their own bodies and on the bodies of others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets UK case studies in the context of global patterns of economic change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the consequences of growing polarization in the service sector\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on geography, sociology, anthropology, labour market studies, and feminist scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eWork, Employment \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e, 25 March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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\". (\u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Service Employment and the Commoditization of the Body 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Locating Service Work 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Rise of the Service Economy 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Thinking Through Embodiment: Explaining Interactive Service Employment 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II High-Touch Servicing Work in Private and Public Spaces 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Up Close and Personal: Intimate Work in the Home 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Selling Bodies I: Sex Work 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Selling Bodies II: Masculine Strength and Licensed Violence 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III High-Touch Servicing Work in Specialist Spaces 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Bodies in Sickness and in Health: Care Work and Beauty Work 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Warm Bodies: Doing Deference in Routine Interactive Work 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Conclusions: Bodies in Place 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 256\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407894225239,"sku":"9781405159784","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405159784.jpg?v=1730500876","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/working-bodies-9781405159784","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}