White-collar Proletariat

By Rosemary Crompton, Gareth Jones

White-collar Proletariat
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Case study examining skill obsolescence among clerical workers and nonmanual workers in the UK - explains skill analysis; examines the impact of automation and computerization on administrative work; studies sexual division of labour, employment status of woman workers and men labour mobility; discusses the growth of trade unionism and how social class influences occupational status. Bibliography, statistical tables.

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