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Dirty Work Concepts and Identities

Dirty Work Concepts and Identities

Description

This book explores understandings and experiences of 'dirty work' – tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading. It complicates the 'clean/dirty' divide in the context of organizations and work and illustrates some of the complex ways in which dirty work identities are managed.

Keywords

Social ScienceGender StudiesSociologyBusiness & EconomicsLaborManagementOffice ManagementPsychologyIndustrial & Organizational PsychologyWomen's StudiesOrganizational Behavior

2012Book

Author(s)Ruth Simpson

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780230277137

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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