What work means beyond the Puritan work ethic / Claudia Strauss.

Contents Multiple Meanings of (Not) Working in the United States -- Two Protestant Work Ethics (Living to Work or Working Diligently) -- Working to Live Well : Consumption Dreams -- Working to Just Live : When Self-Sufficiency Fails -- Gendered Meanings of Unemployment -- Good-Enough Occupations and "Fun" Jobs -- A Post-Pandemic Update and the Future of Work.
Abstract "Drawing on the evocative stories of unemployed Americans from a wide range of occupations, from day laborers to corporate managers, both immigrant and native-born, Strauss shows that the standard cultural description of workaholics driven by a Puritan work ethic homogenizes diverse work motivations"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Strauss, Claudia, 1953- What work means Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2024 9781501775505
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