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Dirty work [[electronic resource] ] : the social construction of taint / / Shirley K. Drew, Melanie Mills, Bob M. Gassaway editors



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Titolo: Dirty work [[electronic resource] ] : the social construction of taint / / Shirley K. Drew, Melanie Mills, Bob M. Gassaway editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
Disciplina: 306.3/61
Soggetto topico: Work - Social aspects
Stigma (Social psychology)
Occupational prestige
Occupations - Psychological aspects
Work - Psychological aspects
Quality of work life
Altri autori: DrewShirley K  
MillsMelanie <1958->  
GassawayBob M  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-257) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Part I: Taint Management Ethnographies; Chapter 1: Doing Justice; Chapter 2: Dirty Work and Discipline behind Bars; Chapter 3: Riding Fire Trucks & Ambulances with America's Heroes; Chapter 4: Without Trucks We'd Be Naked, Hungry & Homeless; Chapter 5: Bitching about Secretarial ""Dirty Work""; Chapter 6: Bedpans, Blood and Bile; Chapter 7: Crack Pipes and T Cells; Part II: Case Studies; Chapter 8: Good Cops, Dirty Crimes; Chapter 9: Cops, Crimes, and Community Policing; Chapter 10: The Death Doctors; Part III: Conclusion; Chapter 11: Ethnography as Dirty Work
Chapter 12: Concluding ThoughtsBibliography; About the Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index
Sommario/riassunto: Dirty Work profiles a number of occupations that society deems tainted. The volume vivid, ethnographic reports focuses on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical "stains" that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who perform such dirty work learn to communicate-and with outsiders-regulates the negative aspects of the work itself and emphases the positives so that workers can maintain a sense of self-value even while performing devalued occupations.
Altri titoli varianti: Social construction of taint
Titolo autorizzato: Dirty work  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-92998-7
9786610929986
1-60258-076-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784292603321
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