Work and Society: Places, Spaces and Identities (Issues in the Social Sciences): 9 - Softcover

Paul Taylor; Paul Wagg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908258152 ISBN 13: 9781908258151

Publisher: University of Chester Press, 2014

Synopsis

The original theoretical and empirical studies in this new edited volume, Work and Society: Places, Spaces and Identities, present a reimagining of what work is, how it is undertaken, and the impact of work on people who engage in it. While traditional examinations of work are synonymous with discussions of labour markets, organisational functions and industrial relations, the eight contributions published here for the first time extend our conceptualisation of work to take in less commonly scrutinised activities such as care-giving, soldiering,gambling and career criminality. This intriguing approach opens up space for an exciting reconsideration of the relationships between work and society, focusing on illegitimate and unvalued occupations, the places where personal and professional identities intersect in risky or rewarding ways, and the ideological imperative on all of us no matter what our employment status to perform as resilient, productive neoliberal subjects with the capacity for work. This innovative, interdisciplinary volume brings together established and new voices in the fields of sociology, criminology, victimology and political economy to present an accessible intervention in current debates about work in the twenty-first century.

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About the Author

Dr Paul Taylor is Deputy Head of Department, Department of Social and Political Science, University of Chester and concurrently a Senior Lecturer in Criminology. He specialises in the teaching of Mental Health and Crime, Risk and the Criminal Justice Process. Dr Paul Wagg: After working in Mental Health and Counselling his interest expanded to include education. This has developed into a focus on processes considered to contribute to effective learning and he has an additional interest in post Jungian thinking. His teaching within the Department of Social and Political Science on undergraduate counselling skills modules is informed both by his practice as a counsellor and his research interests.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chester Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908258152
• ISBN 13: 9781908258151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 241
• Editor: Paul Taylor, Paul Wagg