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Changing Contours of Work
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Changing Contours of Work
Jobs and Opportunity in the New Economy
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Stephen Sweet
Ithaca College
Peter Meiksins
Cleveland State University
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sweet, Stephen A., author. | Meiksins, Peter, 1953- author.
Title: Changing contours of work : jobs and opportunities in the new economy / Stephen Sweet, Ithaca College, Peter Meiksins, Cleveland State University.
Description: Fourth edition. | Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, [2021] | Series: Sociology for a new century series| Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020000110 | ISBN 9781544305691 (paperback) | ISBN 9781544305677 (epub) | ISBN 9781544305684 (epub) | ISBN 9781544305707 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Technological innovations–Economic aspects–United States.
| Labor market–United States. | High technology industries–United States.|
Hours of labor–United States. | Industrial relations–United States.
| United States–Economic conditions–21st century. | Globalization.
Classification: LCC HC110.T4 S93 2021 | DDC 331.0973--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020000110
1.1 Meg: A Successful Trader Strives to Manage a Demanding Career With a Child Who Has Special Needs3
1.2 Tammy: A Midcareer Manufacturing Worker Attempts to Salvage a Career and a Community4
1.3 Emily: A Contract Worker Navigates Insecure Employment5
1.4 Rain: A Chinese Immigrant Finds Work in the American Food Service Industry6
1.5 Kavita: A Young Indian Woman Navigates Night Work and Call Center Employment7
1.6 Mike: A Disadvantaged Youth Enters a Life of Crime8
1.7 The Film Modern Times Offered a Poignant Illustration of the Alienating Nature of Work in Factory Jobs in the Old Economy14
1.8 Age Distributions and Predicted Distribution in the United States: 1940–206022
2.1 Trends in Employment in Twelve Major Sectors: United States, 1940–201731
2.2 Trends in Employment in Megasectors: United States, 1940–201734
2.3 Percentage of Companies Offering Flexible Work Options to Most or All of Their Employees: United States, 200950
2.4 Percentage of American Workers Who Were Union Members: United States, 1930–201651
2.5 Trade Union Members as Percentage of All Employees: International Comparisons, 201555
3.1 Incomes Received by Each Fifth of Households: 1970–2016 (Prior Years Converted to 2016 Dollar Values)66
3.2 Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5% of Households: 1970 and 201668
3.3 Educational Attainment of Adults, Age Twenty-Five Years and Older: United States, 1970–201675
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