The corrosion of character : the personal consequences of work in the new capitalism /
Richard Sennett.
- New York : Norton, 1998.
- 176 p. : ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Drift: How personal character is attacked by the new capitalism -- 2. Routine: An evil of the old capitalism -- 3. Flexible: The restructuring of time -- 4. Illegible: Why modern forms of labor are difficult to understand -- 5. Risk: Why risk-taking has become disorienting and depressing -- 6. The Work Ethic: How the work ethic has changed -- 7. Failure: Coping with failure -- 8. The Dangerous Pronoun: Community as a remedy for the ills of work.
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Working class--United States. Work ethic--United States. Labor--United States.