Work and labor in the digital age
By: Vallas, Stephen.
Contributor(s): Kovalainen, Anne.
Series: Research in the Sociology of work. Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited 2019Description: 208 pages.Subject(s): Labor -- Europe | Labor -- United States | Work -- Social aspectsSummary: One of the critical questions facing modernity concerns the reconfiguration of paid employment, which has been subject to wholesale changes that have widespread consequences for workers, their families, and the institutional structure that characterizes capitalist societies. A key driver of these changes has been the digital revolution and the rapid proliferation of the gig economy. Together with social network sites for hiring, the spread of robotics, and the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning, they leave virtually no occupation untouched.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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One of the critical questions facing modernity concerns the reconfiguration of paid employment, which has been subject to wholesale changes that have widespread consequences for workers, their families, and the institutional structure that characterizes capitalist societies. A key driver of these changes has been the digital revolution and the rapid proliferation of the gig economy. Together with social network sites for hiring, the spread of robotics, and the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning, they leave virtually no occupation untouched.
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