Overview
Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies.- Defines ‘body work’ to include the work by service sector employees on their own bodies and on the bodies of others
- Sets UK case studies in the context of global patterns of economic change
- Explores the consequences of growing polarization in the service sector
- Draws on geography, sociology, anthropology, labour market studies, and feminist scholarship
The book, Working Bodies: Interactive Service Employment and Workplace Identities (IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781405159777 in Hardcover by Linda McDowell may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
10/12/2009
ISBN-13:
9781405159777
Pages:
288
Publisher:
Wiley
