Binding: Paperback
Description: Bringing together leading international scholars within the fields of social and political theory and philosophy this book explores how we should understand work and its role(s) in our lives and wider society. What challenges are posed by work in our changing economy and the new economic forms that are beginning to emerge and how can we best address these challenges? In what ways do patterns of working as well as work technologies shape people's lives within and outside work in particular their life opportunities and their social and natural environment? How might we organize or seek to reorganize workplaces so that the experience of work better reflects our shared ethical ideals and normative principles? This volume examines these vital questions in a comprehensive and systematic manner in order to provide much needed theoretical insight and practical guidance in reflecting on the nature problems and possibilities of work currently. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students and established academics in the areas of contemporary political theory and philosophy social theory legal philosophy labour studies the sociology of work practical ethics critical theory and political activism.
Title: The Politics And Ethics Of Contemporary Work Whither Work?
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367198114
Pages: 256 Pages, 3 Line Drawings, Black And White; 3 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/9/2021
Category: Sociology: Work & Labour