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1 online resource (xiv, 203 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-196) and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
More and more people are choosing to earn a living at home. In Work, At Home explores the meaning and experience of this type of employment by covering a wide range of issues including:* social relationships* current research methodologies* statistical analyses of global labour markets* the emotional and psychological processes of self-management* home relations. Presenting statistical analyses of labour markets in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, In Work, At Home provides a valuable introduction to the issues and debates surrounding homeworki. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Introduction: setting the agenda -- Setting the agenda The field of enquiry -- chapter 2 Conceptualising the field -- chapter 3 Searching for subjects -- chapter 4 Taking a count -- chapter 5 Revealing diversity -- chapter 6 Documenting the grim realities -- chapter 7 Struggling for control -- chapter 8 Managing the self -- chapter 9 Combining home and work -- chapter 10 Conclusion -- Mapping the broader perspective. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Subject |
Self-employed -- United States.
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Self-employed.
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Home labor -- United States.
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Home labor.
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Home-based businesses -- United States.
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Home-based businesses.
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Cottage industries -- United States.
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Cottage industries.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Cottage industries. (OCoLC)fst00880839
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Home-based businesses. (OCoLC)fst00959397
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Home labor. (OCoLC)fst00959311
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Self-employed. (OCoLC)fst01111635
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Thuiswerk.
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Huisindustrie.
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Economische aspecten.
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Psychologische aspecten.
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Heimarbeit.
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| Added Author |
Jewson, Nick, 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Felstead, Alan, 1963- In work, at home. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415162998 (DLC) 99029375 (OCoLC)41320051 |
| ISBN |
0203170644 (electronic book) |
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9780203170649 (electronic book) |
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0203018966 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780203018965 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0415162998 (hardback) |
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0415163005 (pb) |
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9786610332823 |
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6610332827 |
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9780415162999 |
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0415162998 |
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9780415163002 |
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0415163005 |
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