Values, Work, Education

The Meanings of Work
Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-90-5183-852-7
Verlag: Editions Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 16 mm x 23 mm

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series

This book is a collection of reflections and empirical studies which examine the many facets of the meanings of work. The authors are significant scholars in fields of study ranging from ethics to sociology. The book is a text which aims at balancing the academic with the practical and so the chapters often reflect the tensions implicit in such a venture. The reader will find in these pages historical, philosophical, educational, religious, entrepreneurial and many other points of view which combine to emerge as a text which is both encyclopedic in information yet engaging and lively in style. The reader will be able to understand how the meanings of work have changed over the centuries varying according to historical place and point of view. At the same time, the diligent reader will observe the centrality that work has in the lives of people both practically and in terms of life quests. Work has previously been defined as an "activity that produces something of value for other people." This definition does not even begin to include the information about work that is presented in this book. The reader will feel a invigorating sense of worth from this book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Natale, Samuel M.

Rothschild, Brian M.

Sora, Joseph W.

Madden, Tara M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. The meanings of work. Samuel M. NATALE, Joseph W. SORA, William O'NEILL: SECTION I. Gene A. BURNS: A person of intelligence: the central ingredient for ethical behavior. Joel R. GAVRIELE-GOLD: The role of affect and the role of unconscious processes in the prevention of workrelated psychosomatic disorders. Michael J. NAUGHTON: Leisure as the basis of work toward a unified life. Carole A. RAYBURN: Work and play: are they opposites or a continuum? Georgia M. KEIGHTLEY: Women's work: the re-negotiation of meaning. Ailsa M. WATKINSON: Valuing women educators. John E. KELLY: The notion of human work as self-understanding and its relation to solidarity. J. Milburn THOMPSON: Christian ethics and sexual harassment. SECTION II. Frank D. TINARI: Work rewards: complementary and conflicting distributive demands. Hugh McCABE, Janine PRETE: U.S.-Japan comparative labor laws: the question of ethics. Robert STRITTMATTER: Corporate concern for non-employees: an ethically correct labor policy for migrant workers. Peter DAVIS: The cooperative association and the community of work. SECTION III. Sebastian A. SORA, Samuel M. NATALE, Joseph W. SORA: Quality as a permeating ethic. William J. HEISLER, J. Wayne BROCKBANK: Values at work: a case study in business. Kurt J. ENGEMANN, Holmes E. MILLER: Work without workers: value issues and computer-based decision-making. F. Byron NAHSER: Peircean pragmatism and the social values of american business. Contributors. Index.