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The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity
By Pugh, Allison J.
- ISBN
- 9780199957712
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ.
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Reviewed on December 5, 2014 | Nonfiction
Pugh (sociology, Univ. of Virginia) examines the effect of contemporary workplace insecurity on other aspects of one's personal life. Based upon 80 interviews, primarily with white mothers at various levels of economic security, Pugh finds that some regard frequent changes in employment and relocation as positive—promoting flexibility in both opportunities and experience. Overall, however, the author asserts that unstable emp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
