Dirty work: the social construction of taint

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Publication details: 2007 Baylors University Press TexasDescription: xi, 271 pISBN:

9781932792737

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DDC classification:

306.361 D4

Summary: Dirty Work profiles a number of occupations that society deems tainted. The volume's vivid, ethnographic reports focus on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical “stains” that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who perform such dirty work learn to communicate with each other—and with outsiders—regulate the negative aspects of the work itself and emphasize the positives so that workers can maintain a sense of self-value even while performing devalued occupations. (http://www.baylorpress.com/Book/47/113/Dirty_Work.html)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ahmedabad	Non-fiction	306.361 D4 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		179260

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Dirty Work profiles a number of occupations that society deems tainted. The volume's vivid, ethnographic reports focus on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical “stains” that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who perform such dirty work learn to communicate with each other—and with outsiders—regulate the negative aspects of the work itself and emphasize the positives so that workers can maintain a sense of self-value even while performing devalued occupations. (http://www.baylorpress.com/Book/47/113/Dirty_Work.html)

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