Revisiting <i> Divisions of Labour </i>: The impacts and legacies of a modern sociological classic

Revisiting Divisions Of Labour Is A Reflection On The Making Of A Modern Sociological Classic Text And Its Enduring Influence On The Discipline And Beyond. Ray Pahl's 1984 Book Is Distinctive In The Sustained Impact It Has Had On How Sociologists Think About, Research And Report On The Changing Nature Of Work And Domestic Life. In This Timely Revisiting Of A Landmark Project, Excerpts From The Original Are Interspersed With Contributions From Leading Researchers Reflecting On The Book And Its Effects In The Ensuing Three Decades. The Book Will Be Of Interest To Researchers, Students And Lecturers In Sociology And Related Disciplines.-- Excerpts From Divisions Of Labour, Chapters 6 And 7 -- 1 Portrait Of A Deindustrialising Island -- Excerpts From Divisions Of Labour, Chapters 8 And 9 -- 2 Informal, But Not 'an Economy' -- Excerpts From Divisions Of Labour, Part I -- 3 From The Isle Of Sheppey To The Wider World -- 4 Time And Place In Memory And Imagination On The Isle Of Sheppey -- Photographs: Sheppey Today -- Excerpts From Divisions Of Labour, Chapter 11 -- 5 Narrative, Time And Intimacy In Social Research: Linda And Jim Revisited -- Excerpts From Divisions Of Labour, Chapters 12 -- 6 Divisions Of Labour: Sociology In Search Of A New Jurisdiction. Edited By Graham Crow And Jaimie Ellis. This Is A Book About Another Book, Divisions Of Labour, Written By R. E. (ray) Pahl In 1984.--page 1. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 236-247) And Index. Revisiting divisions of labour is a reflection on the making of a modern sociological classic text and its enduring influence on the discipline and beyond. Ray Pahl's 1984 book is distinctive in the sustained impact it has had on how sociologists think about, research and report on the changing nature of work and domestic life. In this timely revisiting of a landmark project, excerpts from the original are interspersed with contributions from leading researchers reflecting on the book and its effects in the ensuing three decades. The book will be of interest to researchers, students and lecturers in sociology and related disciplines. This collection revisits Ray Pahl's 1984 sociology classic, combining excerpts from the original with assessments by leading researchers of how and why the book has stood the test of time as a study that fundamentally re-thinks our understanding of 'work'. -- .