Could the adverse effects of anti-work rhetoric spread beyond one’s own job perception? A sociologist’s recent research sheds light on the question.
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A combination of a decline in workers under 35 and an ageing workforce is leading to labour shortages in many regions.
A range of films spanning different eras confronts viewers with the same question: ‘What if all that hard work isn’t really worth it?’
Urban economics experts are creating simulated cities to forecast the effect that permanent telecommuting could have on city centers and housing.
Academics described their universities as exploitative, oppressive, toxic and fiscally driven. They felt themselves being dehumanised and demoralised by management. Most reported feelings of burnout.
Feudalism has been replaced by capitalism, and the new villeiny — or neo-villeiny — has emerged to reflect a relationship between a worker and an organization.
The claim that workers are simply moving to white-collar sectors obscures structural barriers to labour mobility, including racism and discrimination.
Many Americans regularly report that they don’t make enough to support their families. Status plays a role — while money can’t buy happiness, it can bring status, which can lead to happiness.
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