Community and Occupation: An Exploration of Work/Leisure Relationships (Cambridge Papers in Sociology, Series Number 4) - Softcover

Salaman, Graeme

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521098521 ISBN 13: 9780521098526

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1974

Synopsis

This book is concerned with the relationship between a man's work and his leisure time, in its broadest sense. At the opposite extreme to the 'instrumental' attitude, where the worker keeps his work and leisure time completely separate, is the close involvement in work and the correspondingly close relationship between working and non-working identities characteristic of 'occupational communities'. This 1974 book attempts to define the concept. After a survey of the theoretical background, Dr. Salaman presents a model of what an occupational community is and the reasons for its existence. The following chapters consist of empirical discussions on some specific examples. There is a detailed comparison between Cambridge railwaymen and architects. Dr Salaman draws the conclusion that occupational communities may be of two sorts - one based on the occupation as a whole, the other on a particular local workplace - and this distinction has considerable implications for the sociology of work.

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Book Description

This book explores the relationship between work leisure time. At the opposite extreme to the 'instrumental' attitude, where work and leisure time remain separate, is the close involvement in work and the correspondingly close relationship between working and non-working identities characteristic of 'occupational communities', which this book attempts to define.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521098521
• ISBN 13: 9780521098526
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 146