Mapping the contours of work
Scenes from the new economy
Culture and work
Structure and work
Class structures
Job markets and job demands
Demography and the new labor force
Agency and careers
Conclusion
How new is the new economy?
The old in the new
A post-industrial society?
The end of mass production?
New cultures of control?
The end of organized labor?
A new global economy?
The old in the new: a summary
Class chasms in the new economy
Class and opportunity in the United States
Class and opportunity in the developing world
Are international economic divides widening or narrowing?
Conclusion
Gender chasms in the new economy
When did home work become nonwork?
Women's participation in the paid labor force in America
Gender inequalities in compensation
Socialization, career selection, and career paths
Interpersonal discrimination in the workplace
Structural dimensions of gender discrimination
The devaluation of women's work
How job designs discriminate
Strategies to bridge the care gaps: international comparisons
Conclusion
Race, ethnicity, and work: legacies of the past, problems in the present
Histories of race, ethnicity, and work
African American exceptionality
The immigrant experience
The magnitude of racial inequality in the new economy
Intergenerational transmission of resources
Race, ethnicity, and economic capital
Race, ethnicity, and human capital
Race, ethnicity, and social capital
Race, ethnicity, and cultural capital
Geographic distribution of race and work opportunity
Racial discrimination
Prejudice and discrimination
Racialized jobs
Race, ethnicity, and work: social policy
Affirmative action
Immigration policy
Conclusion
Whose jobs are secure?
Risk and work: historical and comparative views
How insecure are workers in the new economy?
The costs of job loss and insecurity
Responding to insecurity: old and new careers
Conclusion
A fair day's work? the intensity and scheduling of jobs in the new economy
Time, intensity, and work
How long are we working? comparative frameworks
Working long, working hard
Why are Americans working so much?
Nonstandard schedules: jobs in a 24/7 economy
How Americans deal with overwork
Conclusion
Reshaping the contours of the new economy
Opportunity chasms
Class chasms
Gender chasms
Racial and ethnic chasms
International chasms
The agents of change
The role of individuals
The role of activist groups
The role of organized labor
The role of employers
The role of government
The role of international organizations
Conclusion
Appendix: Legislative and regulatory timeline of worker rights and protections in the United States
References
Index.