Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Torlina, Jeff  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Working class [Texte imprimé] : challenging myths about blue-collar labor / Jeff Torlina

Publication : Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011

Description matérielle : ix, 222 p. ; 24 cm

Comprend : The meaning of work ; The promise of blue-collar labor ; How we came to devalue blue-collar work ; Blue-collar views on the white-collar world ; Conceptions of the class hierarchy ; Occupational prestige ; Making sense of working class attitudes ; False dichotomies ; Reclaiming the value of labor ; Recasting the image of blue-collar work ; Conclusions and implications.

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Jeff Torlina challenges the conventional wisdom about the attitudes of blue-collar men toward their work. Torlina highlights the voices of pipe fitters, welders, carpenters, painters, locomotive assemblers, and factory workers to reveal the complexities, and advantages, of working-class life. These men see blue-collar labor as a desirable alternative to white-collar occupations; their work involves integrity, character, pride, and a connection with being a real man; values that they perceive as lost in white-collar office jobs. The result is a penetrating critique of many commonly held assumptions, and a compelling case for a new understanding of our social class system. -- Book Description

Sujet(s) : Classe ouvrière -- Sociologie  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Travailleurs  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781588267566 (hbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 1588267563 (hbk.) (alk. paper)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb424345848

Notice n° :  FRBNF42434584 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)