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Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)
enlarge	Authors: Stephen A. Sweet, Peter Meiksins Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Category: Book List Price: ~~$61.00~~ Buy Used: $11.50 as of 5/22/2012 21:46 EDT details You Save: $49.50 (81%) In Stock New (17) Used (44) from $11.50 Seller: GabbyF591 Sales Rank: 632,313 Media: Paperback Pages: 264 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.4 ISBN: 1412917441 Dewey Decimal Number: 331.0973 EAN: 9781412917445 ASIN: 1412917441 Publication Date: November 28, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Condition: no damage, barely used


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description A comparative review of the historical transformations in work Opening with engaging vignettes of four workers, Jamal (a low-wage worker), Eileen (a high-powered professional), Dan (a displaced autoworker), and Chi-Ying (a young, Chinese, employee), Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy frames the development of jobs and employment opportunities in an international comparative perspective, revealing the historical transformations of work and examining the often profound effects that these changes have had on employee satisfaction. This text provides a rich analysis of the overtime-laden American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy and offers strategic recommendations for making the new economy work for us all.

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