SERIES EDITOR PREFACE INTRODUCTION - CONSTRUCTIONS OF HEALTH AT WORK CHAPTER ONE - EFFICIENCY AND HEALTH: DISCOURSES OF THE MACHINE CHAPTER TWO - EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH: DISCOURSES OF ORGANISM CHAPTER THREE - CARE AND HEALTH: DISCOURSES OF FAMILY CHAPTER FOUR - AGE AND HEALTH: DISCOURSES OF...

Approaching “work” as at heart a practice of exchange, this volume explores sociality in work environments marked by the kind of structural changes that have come to define contemporary “flexible” capitalism. It introduces anthropological exchange theory to a wider readership, and shows...

This open access book provides multidisciplinary perspectives on the changing dynamics of new working spaces, with insights from various European countries and observing critical theoretical approaches. Divided into two main parts, the first part focuses on the different typologies of new...

<p>Der Umbau der Krankenhäuser zu Unternehmen wird immer wieder als in sich konsistente Rationalisierungsstrategie verhandelt. Aus soziologischer Perspektive wird hingegen deutlich: Die viel diskutierte 'Ökonomisierung' der Krankenhäuser ist ein in sich widersprüchlicher Prozess.<br />Robin Mohan...</p>

The Lived Experience of Work and City Rhythms looks at the working environment, with a focus on the geographical workplace and how this affects the experience of our working lives. It raises key questions such as: Does where we work affect our experience of work? What is the relationship between...

These writings address the contradictory influences at play in contemporary workplace restructuring, the impact this has on workers' lives and the direction and nature of future changes in workplace practices