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Doherty, Michael (2009) When the working day is through: the end of work as identity? Work, Employment and Society, 23 (1). ISSN 0950-0170
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Abstract
This article seeks to present a counter-case to the ‘end of work thesis’
advocated by writers such as Beck, Sennett and Bauman. It argues that work
remains a significant locus of personal identity and that the depiction by these
writers of endemic insecurity in the workplace is inaccurate and lacks
empirical basis. The article draws upon case study data to illustrate how,
across a range of workplaces, work remains an importance source of identity,
meaning and social affiliation.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | flexibility; identity; insecurity; non-standard work; labour process; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: | 8805 |
| Depositing User: | Michael Doherty |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2017 13:57 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Work, Employment and Society |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/8805 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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