Sociology, Work and Industry

In the 4th edition of this successful and popular text, Tony Watson explains how the discipline of sociology contributes to our wider understanding of the variety of work practices and institutions, which exist in modern society. The new edition outlines both what has been achieved historically and is currently being achieved by the sociological study of work, as well presenting a range of concepts, models and other theoretical ideas that students and researchers can apply to the study of work. Subjects covered includes: * how working patterns have changed since the industrial revolution and continue to change in a globalising and technologically innovating twenty-first century * work organizations * innovations in the structuring of work activities at the enterprise level * the occupational aspects of the organisation of work in changing societies * how people experience and cope with the pressures, insecurities and inequalities of a restructured world of work * how challenge and resistance influence the shaping of work in an ever-changing world. Sociology, Work and Industry has been fully updated throughout and includes an all-new chapter on the distinctiveness of the sociological perspective along with guidance on the research and analysis of work. It will be essential reading for anybody studying the sociology of work and organizations.