Cover; Half Title; Key concepts; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; 1 Introduction; Approaching Work; Three Rules of Thumb; Schools of Thought in the Sociology of Work; Conclusion; 2 Capitalism, Taylorism, and the Problem of Labor Control; Taylorism and the De-skilling Debate; Workplace Culture and Managerial Control; Workers as Subjects: Governing the Worker's Soul; Conclusion; 3 From Fordism to Flexibility?; The End of Fordism; Flexible Specialization; Scrutinizing Workplace Flexibility; 4 Ascriptive Inequalities at Work, I: Gender.

Studying Gender Inequality at WorkThe Gendering of Work in the United States; Human Capital Theory and Supply Side Approaches; Structural Approaches: The Demand Side of the Equation; Social Networks: The Web of Affiliations; The Devaluation of Women's Work; Conclusions; 5 Ascriptive Inequalities, II: Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity at Work; The Continuing Significance of Race at Work; Social Closure Processes; Social Networks and Hiring Practices; Race-Typing and the Devaluation of Black Labor; The Concept of Diversity: Reinforcing Inequality?; Conclusion; 6 The Globalization of Work.

Neo-liberalism: The Cult of the MarketplaceGlobalization: The Debate; Regulating Global Capitalism: Solidarity Movements and Codes of Conduct; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.