Abstract
Book review of 'What Work Is'. By Robert Bruno. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2024. 232 pp. ISBN 9780252045493 (hardcover); ISBN 9780252087608 (paperback); ISBN 9780252055119 (e-book). DOI: 10.1177/00197939241304670
What does work mean and do to people? Provides a critical review of a contemporary book that investigates five key themes of/about work: work and time; the space workers occupy; the impact of work on our lives; the sense of purpose that motivates workers; and the people we work for, in all senses of the term. Highlights how work can, inter alia, establish dignity, build respect, enhance communities and enrich lives. The book presents a novel vision of employment that is worker-centered.
What does work mean and do to people? Provides a critical review of a contemporary book that investigates five key themes of/about work: work and time; the space workers occupy; the impact of work on our lives; the sense of purpose that motivates workers; and the people we work for, in all senses of the term. Highlights how work can, inter alia, establish dignity, build respect, enhance communities and enrich lives. The book presents a novel vision of employment that is worker-centered.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 580-582 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Industrial and Labor Relations Review |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2025 |
Keywords
- work
- work and economy
- United States (US)
- qualitative approach