Labor

Dirty Work: Concepts and Identities

by R. Simpson | Palgrave Macmillan | eText ISBN 9780230393530

This book explores understandings and experiences of 'dirty work' – tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading. It complicates the 'clean/dirty' divide in the context of organizations and work and illustrates some of the complex ways in which dirty work identities are managed.Book detailsAuthor: R. SimpsonPublisher: Palgrave...

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This book explores understandings and experiences of ‘dirty work’ – tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading. It complicates the ‘clean/dirty’ divide in the context of organizations and work and illustrates some of the complex ways in which dirty work identities are managed.