Dirty Work Concepts and Identities

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 identi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Simpson, Ruth (Editor), Slutskaya, Natasha (Editor), Lewis, Patricia (Editor), Höpfl, Heather (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2012, 2012
Series:Identity Studies in the Social Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XI, 274 p online resource
ISBN:9780230393530