Work and social theory
This chapter identifies some of the most important theoretical debates within the sociology of work and employment. It provides an historical context by introducing the key theoretical approaches that marked the birth of sociology. The chapter shows the importance of this theoretical canon for devel...
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| author | Warren, Tracey |
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| description | This chapter identifies some of the most important theoretical debates within the sociology of work and employment. It provides an historical context by introducing the key theoretical approaches that marked the birth of sociology. The chapter shows the importance of this theoretical canon for developments in a discipline that span over two hundred years. Yet it also highlights absences from the canon, and identifies some of the most important theoretical ideas for the contemporary sociological understanding of work and employment that have emerged since. The chapter starts and ends by pointing readers to the contested meaning of the very concept of work. It concludes by reflecting on the purpose of social theorising. |
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| spelling | nottingham-346232020-05-04T17:26:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34623/ Work and social theory Warren, Tracey This chapter identifies some of the most important theoretical debates within the sociology of work and employment. It provides an historical context by introducing the key theoretical approaches that marked the birth of sociology. The chapter shows the importance of this theoretical canon for developments in a discipline that span over two hundred years. Yet it also highlights absences from the canon, and identifies some of the most important theoretical ideas for the contemporary sociological understanding of work and employment that have emerged since. The chapter starts and ends by pointing readers to the contested meaning of the very concept of work. It concludes by reflecting on the purpose of social theorising. Sage Edgell, Stephen Granter, Edward Gottfried, Heidi 2015-12-17 Book Section PeerReviewed Warren, Tracey (2015) Work and social theory. In: The Sage handbook of the sociology of work and employment. Sage. ISBN 9781446280669 Alienation; anomie; the protestant ethic; rationalisation and bureaucracy; social closure; intersectionality; domestic work; public sociology https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-sage-handbook-of-the-sociology-of-work-and-employment/book241928#contents |
| spellingShingle | Alienation; anomie; the protestant ethic; rationalisation and bureaucracy; social closure; intersectionality; domestic work; public sociology Warren, Tracey Work and social theory |
| title | Work and social theory |
| title_full | Work and social theory |
| title_fullStr | Work and social theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work and social theory |
| title_short | Work and social theory |
| title_sort | work and social theory |
| topic | Alienation; anomie; the protestant ethic; rationalisation and bureaucracy; social closure; intersectionality; domestic work; public sociology |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34623/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34623/ |