Economic Crisis, Quality of Work, and Social Integration
The European Experience
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 12 September 2013
- ISBN 9780199664726
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages368 pages
- Size 249x157x21 mm
- Weight 556 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book provides a comparative analysis of the impact of the economic crisis on the quality of work and work-life balance.
MoreLong description:
The quality of working life has been central to the sociological agenda for several decades, and has also been increasingly salient as a policy issue, and for companies. This book breaks new ground in the study of the quality of work by providing the first rigorous comparative assessment of the way it has been affected by the economic crisis. It examines the implications of the crisis on developments in skills and training, employees' control over their jobs, and the pressure of work and job security. It also assesses how changing experiences at work affect people's lives outside of work: the risks of work-life conflict, the motivation to work, personal well-being, and attitudes towards society.
The book draws on a rich new source of evidence--the European Social Survey-to provide a comparative view over the period 2004 to 2010. The survey provides evidence for countries across the different regions of Europe and allows for a detailed assessment of the view that institutional differences between European societies--in terms of styles of management, social partnership practices, and government policies--lead to very different levels of work quality and different experiences of the crisis. This comparative aspect will thus forward our understanding of how institutional differences between European societies affect work experiences and their implications for non-work life.
this edited volume is an important contribution. It offers cutting-edge insights into the immediate impact of the crisis on work inequalities and social integration. Taken on its own, each chapter is outstanding, providing detailed evidence of different dimensions of quality of work and social integration. This book definitely advances our knowledge of the impact of the crisis, and I am convinced it will serve as a seminal study for future research on the medium and on the long-term impact of the crisis. Thus, I strongly recommend this book to scholars interested in the fields of sociology of work, social inequality, social stratification and international comparative research.
Table of Contents:
Economic Crisis, the Quality of Work and Social Integration: Issues and Context
Economic Crisis and Employment Change: The Great Regression
Distribution in the Downturn
Continuing Training in Times of Economic Crisis
Job Control, Work Intensity and Work Stress
Job Insecurity and the Peripheral Workforce
Work-Life Conflict and Economic Change
Economic Downturn and Work Motivation
Unemployment and Subjective Well-being
Economic Crisis, Political Legitimacy and Social Cohesion
Economic Crisis, Country Variations and Institutional Structure
