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Record Nr.

UNINA9910563157503321

Autore

Vogt Kristoffer Chelsom

Titolo

Men in manual occupations [[electronic resource] ] : changing lives in times of change / / Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing), 2017

Oslo, Norway : , : Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publication), , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Soggetti

Manual work

Labor market

Men - Employment

Educational attainment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

A shortage of skilled workers is currently emerging in many countries. Yet public discourse and much research literature convey the impression that manual labor is somehow outmoded, requiring competencies that are no longer necessary in today’s «post-industrial, information-based society». The question of how to achieve the right balance between different types of work in a society is one that transcends national borders.