Under Construction: Work and Alienation in the Building Trades - Couverture souple

Silver, Marc L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0887063098 ISBN 13 : 9780887063091

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1986

Synopsis

Under Construction offers a unique examination of organization and work in the construction industry. Synthesizing organizational and labor relations orientations, it develops a comprehensive sociological perspective on work relations in construction. Silver examines the effects of local market conditions, employers' demands, and trade union activities on the daily lives of workers―skilled as well as unskilled.

The book also challenges popular myths about construction work and the building trades with analyses of construction sites, hiring practices, and workers' reactions to the conditions of their work. Under Construction powerfully demonstrates the need for new industrial approaches by concluding with a series of practical alternatives to current practices in the industry's housing sector.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marc L. Silver is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hofstra University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0887063098
• ISBN 13: 9780887063091
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 251
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• Personne responsable: non disponible