Working in America

Working in America
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 9781317248767
ISBN-13 : 1317248767
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Book Synopsis Working in America by : Amy S Wharton

Download or read book Working in America written by Amy S Wharton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Recession brought rising inequality and changing family economies. New technologies continued to move jobs overseas, including those held by middle-class information workers. The first new edition to capture these historic changes, this book is the leading text in the sociology of work and related research fields. Wharton s readings retain the classics but offer a new spectrum of articles accessible to undergraduate students that focus on the changes that will most affect their lives.New to the fourth edition"


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