Mainly reading/reviewing Paul du Gay's 'Consumption and Identity at Work' today. It's really key to my research (and far more readable than Foucault!)
#SociologyOfWork #OrganisationStudies #CulturalEconomy #Sociology #IndustrialRelations #LabourProcess #PhD

Aesthetic labor is central to elite nightlife. Workers describe how appearance expectations require active self-presentation—embodied, curated, and tied to labor outcomes. A strong concept for courses on work, gender, and culture.

#SociologyOfWork #TeachingSociology

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NEW Theories & Concepts in #Work and #EmploymentRelations - A Concise Guide, Eds Andrew Smith @dibben_p @UoS_Management Adrian Wilkinson @Griffith_Uni
Info tinyurl.com/2pb5s76p
Read a sample doi.org/10.4337/9781...
#TradeUnions #SociologyOfWork #HRM #WorkAndEmployment #SocialExchangeTheory

From our latest issue!

👉 "Time-intensive occupations and the #motherhood gap in authority" authored by Rebecca Glauber of the University of New Hampshire.

Read at the link: doi.org/10.1080/1366...

#MotherhoodPenalty
#WorkFamilyBalance
#SociologyOfWork
#GenderInequality
#AcademicResearch

🧑‍⚕️Burned out—or blamed?

Dr. Yaqi Yuan’s #Socius study shows how #WorkplaceHierarchy shapes #CareWorkers’ emotional responses to high turnover in assisted living during COVID—burnout below, blame above. #EmotionalLabor #SociologyOfWork

Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

Second study finds Uber used opaque algorithm to dramatically boost profits US academics say computer code systematically raised fares at expense of drivers and passengers

#sociologyofwork #gigeconomy #algorithms

Is there a starter pack for sociology of work or industrial relations research?
#IR #sociologyofwork