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Why work?

by Robin Patric Clair, Robin P. Clair, Stephanie Bell

RhetoricPhilosophyManagementSocial aspectsWork
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"Why Work? The Perceptions of a "Real Job" and the Rhetoric of Work through the Ages explores the contemporary cultural construction of work, beginning with the expression, "A Real Job." Over time, the concept of "work" was thought to be inherently understood by those who examined societal structures and human interactions. Today, the concept is more transient, and past definitions can be regarded as lacking because the concept of "work" arose from the particulars of an environment."--BOOK JACKET.

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RhetoricPhilosophyManagementSocial aspectsWorkHistory

Authors

Robin Patric Clair, Robin P. Clair, Stephanie Bell

Pages

320

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

2

Language

English

Publisher

Purdue University Press

ISBN

9781557534545

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