‘MORE THAN A SLIGHT ACHE’: ON THE ETHNOGRAPHIC SENSIBILITY AND ENDURING RELEVANCE OF STUDS TERKEL’S WORKING

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Abstract

It has been 50 years since the publication of Studs Terkel’s groundbreaking book, Working, which consists of a compilation of interviews carried out with over 130 workers in the United States. In this chapter, the author revisits this masterpiece, which offers a penetrating analysis of the dehumanization and degradation of work. The author argues that Working is an ode to, and guide for, ethnographic scholarship on work and that it remains as powerful and relevant today as when it was originally published a half of a century ago.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationResearch in the Sociology of Work
PublisherEmerald Publishing
Pages177-188
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 3 2024

Publication series

NameResearch in the Sociology of Work
Volume36
ISSN (Print)0277-2833

Keywords

  • alienation
  • ethnography
  • interviews
  • oral history
  • Studs Terkel
  • working

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science

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