Revisiting Divisions of Labour: The Impacts and Legacies of a Modern Sociological Classic - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1526107449 ISBN 13: 9781526107442

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Revisiting divisions of labour is a reflection on the making of a modern sociological classic text and its enduring influence on the discipline and beyond. Ray Pahl's 1984 book is distinctive in the sustained impact it has had on how sociologists think about, research and report on the changing nature of work and domestic life. In this timely revisiting of a landmark project, excerpts from the original are interspersed with contributions from leading researchers reflecting on the book and its effects in the ensuing three decades. The book will be of interest to researchers, students and lecturers in sociology and related disciplines. -- .

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About the Author

Graham Crow is Professor of Sociology and Methodology at the University of Edinburgh

Jaimie Ellis is Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton

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From the Back Cover

Revisiting Divisions of Labour is a reflection on the making of a modern sociological classic and its enduring influence on the discipline and beyond. Ray Pahl's 1984 book is distinctive in the sustained impact it has had on how sociologists think about, research and report on the changing nature of work and domestic life. In this timely revisiting of a landmark project, excerpts from the original are interspersed with contributions from leading researchers reflecting on the book and its effects in the ensuing three decades.

This book will be of interest to researchers, students and lecturers in sociology and related disciplines.

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Revisiting Divisions of Labour is a reflection on the making of a modern sociological classic and its enduring influence on the discipline and beyond. Ray Pahl's 1984 book is distinctive in the sustained impact it has had on how sociologists think about, research and report on the changing nature of work and domestic life. In this timely revisiting of a landmark project, excerpts from the original are interspersed with contributions from leading researchers reflecting on the book and its effects in the ensuing three decades.This book will be of interest to researchers, students and lecturers in sociology and related disciplines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526107449
• ISBN 13: 9781526107442
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Crow Graham, Ellis Jaimie