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Taylor and Francis Sociology Work And Organisation . 7Th Edn 2017 Edition by Tony Watson
The seventh edition of Sociology, Work and Organisation is outstandingly effective in explaining how we can use the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work, organisations, occupations, management and employment and how they are changing in the twenty-first century.Intellectual and accessible, it is unrivalled in the breadth of its coverage and its authoritative overview of both traditional and emergent themes in the sociological study of work and organisation. The direction and implications of trends in technological change are fully considered and the book recognises the extent to which these trends are intimately related to changing patterns of inequality in modern societies and to the changing experiences of individuals and families. Key features of the text are:clear structure;'key issue' guides and summaries with each chapter; identification of key concepts throughout the book;unrivalled glossary and concept guide;rich illustrative snapshots or 'mini cases' throughout the book.This text engages with cutting-edge debates and makes conceptual innovations without any sacrifice to clarity or accessibility of style. It will appeal to a wide audience, including undergraduates, postgraduates and academics working or studying in the area of work and the organisation of work, as well as practitioners working in the area of human resources and management generally. Introduction1. Studying, Work Society and Organisation2. Analysing Work and Organisation: Scientific Management, Human Relations and Negotiated Orders3. Analysing Work and Organisation: Institutionalism, Labour Process and Discourse Analysis4. 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 Bankers9. Culture, Work Orientations and the Experience of Working10. Identity, Narrative and Emotion in and out of Work11. Conflict, Mobilisation and Regulation at Work12. Resistance, Mischief, Humour and the Defence of Self