Ebook: Dirty Work : The Social Construction of Taint
Author: Shirley K. Drew, Melanie B. Mills, Bob M. Gassaway
- Tags: Work -- Social aspects., Stigma (Social psychology), Occupational prestige., Occupations -- Psychological aspects., Work -- Psychological aspects., Quality of work life., PHI005000, POL004000, SOC026000
- Year: 2007
- Publisher: Baylor University Press
- City: Waco, United States
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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 OC stainsOCO that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who perform such dirty work learn to communicateOCoand with outsidersOCoregulates 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."
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