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Shalla, Vivian; Clement, Wallace Work in Tumultuous Times: Critical Perspectives 2007 Book Pathologies of Work Discrimination, Critical Theory, Sociology, Job Security, Canadian Context, Gendered Labour, Precarity, Race, Social Class, Gender, Globalisation, Citizenship
Citation Shalla, Vivian; Clement, Wallace 2007 Book Discrimination Critical Theory Sociology Job Security Canadian Context Gendered Labour Precarity Race Social Class Gender Globalisation Citizenship Pathologies of Work

Work in Tumultuous Times: Critical Perspectives

by Shalla, Vivian; Clement, Wallace (2007)

Abstract

This interdisciplinary volume offers a powerful critique of how social structures and relations as well as ideologies shape workplaces, labour markets, and households in contemporary Canada. Contributors dissect recent transformations in work and expose the uncertainty, insecurity, and instability that increasingly characterize both paid and unpaid work.

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Discrimination, Critical Theory, Sociology, Job Security, Canadian Context, Gendered Labour, Precarity, Race, Social Class, Gender, Globalisation, Citizenship

Themes

Pathologies of Work

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