Working Bodies

• Date de parution : 22/07/2011
• Editeur : Wiley-blackwell
• EAN : 9781444399639
• Série : (-)
• Support : Livre numérique

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• Genre : (-)
• Thème : Non attribué
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Through a series of case studies oflow-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... Voir plus

Through a series of case studies oflow-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 othersSets UK case studies in the context of global patterns of economic changeExplores the consequences of growing polarization in the service sectorDraws on geography, sociology, anthropology, labour market studies, and feminist scholarship