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Record Nr.

UNINA9910416121403321

Autore

Williams Mark T.

Titolo

Mapping Good Work : The Quality of Working Life Across the Occupational Structure / / Mark T. Williams, Ying Zhou, Min Zou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol : , : Bristol University Press, , 2020

ISBN

1-5292-0831-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 152 pages). : illustrations

Collana

Bristol shorts research

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Quality of work life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Mapping Good Work -- What Makes Work Good? -- The Good Work Hierarchy -- The Occupational Quality Structure -- The Changing Occupational Quality Structure -- Conclusions and Implications -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence In this enlightening study of modern working lives in Britain, leading experts on the sociology of work draw on detailed statistical analyses to assess job quality and job satisfaction. Drawing on decades of research data on hundreds of occupational groups, the authors challenge conventional notions of 'good work' and consider them afresh through the lens of workers themselves. With examples from many professions, the book examines why some occupations feel more rewarding than others, regardless of factors like pay and security. Exploring fresh policies to promote the agenda for fulfilling employment, it builds an important case for genuine and sustained satisfaction in working lives.