Working Together

How Workplace Bonds Strengthen a Diverse Democracy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

AvCynthia Estlund

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The typical workplace is a hotbed of human relationships--of friendships, conflicts, feuds, alliances, partnerships, coexistence and cooperation. Here, problems are solved, progress is made, and rifts are mended because they need to be - because the work has to get done. And it has to get done among increasingly diverse groups of co-workers.At a time when communal ties in American society are increasingly frayed and segregation persists, the workplace is more than ever the site where Americans from different ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds meet and forge serviceable and sometimes lasting bonds. What do these highly structured workplace relationships mean for a society still divided by gender and race?Structure and rules are, in fact, central to the answer. Workplace interactions are constrained by economic power and necessity, and often by legal regulation. They exist far from the civic ideal of free and equal citizens voluntarily associating for shared ends. Yet it is the very involuntariness of these interactions that helps to make the often-troubled project of racial integration comparatively successful at work. People can be forced to get along-not without friction, but often with surprising success. This highly original exploration of the paradoxical nature--and the paramount importance--of workplace bonds concludes with concrete suggestions for how law can further realize the democratic possibilities of working together. In linking workplace integration and connectedness beyond work, Estlund suggests a novel and promising strategy for addressing the most profound challenges facing American society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-10-09
Mått236 x 152 x 20 mm
Vikt479 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780195158281

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Liberalism och centerideologier inom Samhälle och politik
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Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik
Våld och övergrepp inom Samhälle och politik
Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik
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Ledarskapsböcker inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

1: Introduction: Working Together Part I. Connectedness and Diversity in the Contemporary Workplace 2: Connectedness in the Workplace: A Sketch 3: From "The Workplace" to Workplaces: Variety and Change in the Organization of Work 4: Working Together Across Racial Lines: How Much Does It Happen and What Difference Does It Make? 5: Men and Women Working Together: Some Consequences of Gender Integration at Work Part II. How Workplace Bonds Enrich Democratic Life 6: Situating the Workplace in Civil Society: Social Integration, Social Capital, and Deliberation at Work 7: Compulsion, Connectedness, and the Constitution of the Workplace Part III. How the Law Might Better Promote Integration and Connectedness at Work: Preliminary Thoughts 8: Refining the "Equal Protection Clause" of the Workplace 9: Protecting Collective Voice and Promoting Cooperation in the Workplace 10: Conclusion

"Working Together is an original and important book. With eloquent prose, Cynthia Estlund convincingly develops the argument, based on a careful integration of empirical studies and social and political theory, that working together enhances inter-group relations in the long run. Indeed her analysis demonstrates the work place is the most important setting for cooperative interaction among individuals of diverse backgrounds. This book has enormous relevance for students concerned about the future of civil society, and will be widely discussed and cited for many years."--William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University

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