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What Work Means : Beyond the Puritan Work Ethic by Claudia Strauss (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCornell University Press

ISBN-101501775510

ISBN-139781501775512

eBay Product ID (ePID)12062030047

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhat Work Means : Beyond the Puritan Work Ethic

Number of Pages372 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGender Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Economics / General, Sociology / Social Theory

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics

AuthorClaudia Strauss

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-034436

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsIntricate. Includes both theory and conversations with people of varying racial backgrounds and economic classes who were laid off during the Great Recession. The way Strauss frames 'work centrality' in our lives is instructive.

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal331.13797949

Table Of Content1. Multiple Meanings of Work in the United States 2. Two Protestant Work Ethics (Living to Work or Working Diligently) 3. Working to Live Well: Consumption Dreams 4. Working to Just Live: When Self-Sufficiency Fails 5. Gendered Meanings of Unemployment 6. Good-Enough Occupations and "Fun" Jobs 7. A Post-Pandemic Update and the Future of Work

SynopsisWhat Work Means goes beyond the stereotypes and captures the diverse ways Americans view work as a part of a good life. Dispelling the notion of Americans as obsessive workaholics, Claudia Strauss presents a more nuanced perspective. While some live to work, others prefer a diligent 9-to-5 work ethic that is conscientious but preserves time for other interests. Her participants often enjoyed their jobs without making work the focus of their life. These findings challenge laborist views of waged work as central to a good life as well as post-work theories that treat work solely as exploitative and soul-crushing. Drawing upon the evocative stories of unemployed Americans from a wide range of occupations, from day laborers to corporate managers, both immigrant and native-born, Strauss explores how diverse Americans think about the place of work in a good life, gendered meanings of breadwinning, accepting financial support from family, friends, and the state, and what the ever-elusive American dream means to them. By considering how unemployment experiences diverge from joblessness earlier, What Work Means paves the way for a historically and culturally informed discussion of work meanings in a future of teleworking, greater automation, and increasing nonstandard employment.

LC Classification NumberHD5708.2.U6S77 2024