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Author
Series
Contributions in labor studies ; no. 52
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
The phrase a strong work ethic conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? While seemingly rooted in Americas Puritan heritage, perceptions of work ethic have actually undergone multiple transformations over the centuries. And few eras saw a more radical shift in labor ideology than the American industrial age.
Daniel T. Rodgers...
5) The rise of the creative class: and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Argues that the social changes of the past few decades have occurred by choice rather than involuntarily, citing the rise of a new creative social class that derives its identity and values from its roles as purveyors of creativity and finds its basis inthe economy.
Author
Publisher
Providence Community Library
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Sue describes her memories of her parents, learning to swim at Plum Beach near Jamestown, R.I., her life values and how her early years and upbringing have shaped her work and life ethic and her approach to parenting and grandparenting. Also mentions East Greenwich, R.I., Scituate, R.I., Gaspee Point, R.I.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, Hachette Book Groups
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Americans are overworked. After declining for a century through hard-fought labor movement victories, average annual work hours increased approximately 8 percent for all working adults from 1979 to 2016. In Worked Over, sociologist Jamie McCallum reveals how the battle over time on the job has been central to conflicts over capitalism from the beginning, how overwork is at the heart of the inequities and injustices in America's economy today, and...