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Sociological Perspectives on Labor Markets

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  • © 2005

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  1. Bengt Furåker
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 1-12

  3. Some Concepts with Which to Start

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 13-38

  4. Labor Market Divisions

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 39-66

  5. Actors and Interactions

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 67-98

  6. The Commodity Status of Labor Power

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 99-121

  7. Age of Services, Information, and Globalization

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 122-153

  8. The Individual-Collective Aspect of Employment Relationships

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 154-182

  9. Labor Market Flexibility

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 183-204

  10. Unemployment, Marginalization, and Employment Prospects

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 205-227

  11. Labor Market Continuity and Change

    • Bengt Furåker
    Pages 228-240

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 241-260
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This book presents conceptual tools and theoretical perspectives that can be used to sociologically analyze labour markets in modern capitalist societies. It makes use of the rich heritage of sociological thinking and draws on the classical work of Marx, Weber and Durkheim as well as structural-functionalist contributions. Contemporary sociological thinking is criticized for its tendency to exaggerate change in labour markets while the need to consider continuity is emphasized. Conceptual tools and perspectives are applied based on concrete phenomena, as the author combines abstract theoretical reasoning with theoretically founded reflections on actual labour market developments.

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'This is an important book, indicating a variety of ways in which sociological thinking can be deployed to inform a more detailed understanding of developments in contemporary work, employment and society. - Work, employment and society

'Given its very accessible and clear style, the book deserves to have a place on a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate course reading lists. Given its comprehensiveness and the quality of his judgments, it ought to be on most professors' bookshelves, too.' - John MacInnes, Acta Sociologica

About the author

BENGT FURÅKER is Professor of Sociology at Göteborg University, Sweden. He has previously held positions at two other Swedish universities and was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University, USA. His research is mainly focused on labour market issues and the relationship between the labour market and the welfare state.

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