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Hard hats : the work world of construction workers / Jeffrey W. Riemer and Roy G. Francis

By: Riemer, Jeffrey W [author]Contributor(s): Francis, Roy GMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, c1979Description: 203 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 0803913028Subject(s): BUILDING TRADES | INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY | CONSTRUTCION WORKERSLOC classification: HD 8039.B92 .R54 1979

Contents:

1. Work Structure and Work Culture -- 2. Work Setting and Worker Behavior -- 3. Becoming a Tradesman -- 4. Becoming a Tradeswoman -- 5. "Deviance" as Fun: Drinking, Girl-Watching, Stealing, and Loafing -- 6. Worker Mistakes -- 7. Builders and Buyers -- 8. The Real Building Construction Worker.

Summary: This book is about building construction workers. It provides an inside look into the work world of those who build our buildings. The signs indicating "Hard Hat Area - Danger - Keep Out" will be ripped down to expose those forbidden areas called building construction projects. The mystique of these highly paid, beer drinking workers who whistle at women and extoll patriotism will be explored.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Annex	National University - Manila	Gen. Ed. - COE	Relegation Room	GC HD 8039.B92 .R54 1979 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	Deselected		NULIB000005711

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is about building construction workers. It provides an inside look into the work world of those who build our buildings. The signs indicating "Hard Hat Area - Danger - Keep Out" will be ripped down to expose those forbidden areas called building construction projects. The mystique of these highly paid, beer drinking workers who whistle at women and extoll patriotism will be explored.

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