Values, Work, Education: The Meanings of Work [Value Inquiry Book Series, Vol. 22]

Natale, Samuel M. and Brian M. Rothschild, Eds.; Joseph W. Sora and Tara M. Madden, Eds.

ISBN 10: 9051838522 / ISBN 13: 9789051838527

Published by Rodopi, 1995

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Paperback. Curling to bottom right corner. 326 pages. 326 pp.

Seller Inventory # 534657

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Values, Work, Education: The Meanings of Work [Value Inquiry Book Series, Vol. 22]
• Publisher: Rodopi
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9051838522
• ISBN 13: 9789051838527
• Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis

This book is a collection of reflections and empirical studies which examine the many facets of the meanings of work. The authors are significant scholars in fields of study ranging from ethics to sociology. The book is a text which aims at balancing the academic with the practical and so the chapters often reflect the tensions implicit in such a venture. The reader will find in these pages historical, philosophical, educational, religious, entrepreneurial and many other points of view which combine to emerge as a text which is both encyclopedic in information yet engaging and lively in style. The reader will be able to understand how the meanings of work have changed over the centuries varying according to historical place and point of view. At the same time, the diligent reader will observe the centrality that work has in the lives of people both practically and in terms of life quests. Work has previously been defined as an activity that produces something of value for other people. This definition does not even begin to include the information about work that is presented in this book. The reader will feel a invigorating sense of worth from this book.