Chaos On The Shop Floor (Labor And Social Change) - Softcover

Juravich, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877225613 ISBN 13: 9780877225614

Publisher: Temple University Press, 1988

Synopsis

Offers a useful ethnography of factory life in the industrial periphery.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Juravich argues that problems in declining American productivity and competitiveness-often and conveniently blamed on workers-can be placed principally in the laps of management."
—Socialist Review

"[Juravich] provides valuable insights into the operations of a small manufacturing firm, emphasizing the role of worker ‘tradecraft’ practiced on the job.... Of greatest interest to institutions with strong sociology/industrial psychology holdings serving upper-division and graduate students, but also relevant for libraries serving vocational and technical students."
—Choice

From his well-placed vantage point, Juravich has produced an interesting and valuable ethnography of factory life in the industrial periphery.... I recommend this book to those interested in the sociology of work. It is written clearly and straightforwardly, and it is well suited for undergraduate or graduate courses.
—Contemporary Sociology

About the Author:

Folksinger Tom Juravich has been a machine mechanic, and is currently Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Pennsylvania State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0877225613
• ISBN 13: 9780877225614
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170