ISBN : 9781032161365
Author : David L. Blustein
Publisher : Routledge
Year : 2023
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : This collection of brief essays by thought-leaders, scholars, activists, psychologists, and social scientists imagines new workplace structures and policies that promote decent and fair work for all members of society, especially those who are most vulnerable. The world of work has been deteriorating for decades and the very institution of work needs to be systematically understood, critiqued, reimagined, and rebuilt. This book offers thoughtful suggestions for new work arrangements, individual strategies for enhancing one’s work life, and recommendations for innovative systemic and institutional reforms. The collection offers critical analyses in conjunction with constructive solutions on rebuilding work, providing direction and context for ongoing debates and policy discussions about work. The book will be of interest to activists, policy makers, management and leaders, scholars, professionals, students, and general readers interested work-based reform efforts and social change. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction David L. Blustein and Lisa Y. Flores The Function of Work in People’s Lives Chapter 2: Livelihood Thinking for Career Development: Rethinking Work from Alternative Perspectives Gideon Arulmani and Sachin Kumar Chapter 3: Working to Survive, Thrive, or Something More? Rosie Phillips Davis Chapter 4: Rethinking Work and Building Better Workplaces: Who Gets a Say and Who Needs a Say? Mary McMahon Chapter 5: Why We Work Barry Schwartz Chapter 6: Great Resignation or Great Transformation?: The Shifting Landscape of Work Belle Liang, Brenna Lincoln, and Betty S. Lai Changing Nature of Work Chapter 7: Redefining the Health of the Labor Market: Worker Flourishing as a New Index Blake A. Allan Chapter 8: Educating Discerning Job Seekers and Empowered Employees Nancy Hoffman Chapter 9: Re-Building Hopefulness – Co-constructing Work and Careers in Post-Pandemic Hong Kong Seung-Ming Alvin Leung Chapter 10: The Changing Nature of Work and Lifestyle in Southeast Asia Post Pandemic Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien Inequality and Work Chapter 11: International Students: Commodities for Education, Local Employment, and the Global Labour Market Nancy Arthur Chapter 12: Essential, Excluded, and Exploited: Undocumented Immigrant Workers Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic German A. Cadenas and Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez Chapter 13: Envisioning Environments Conducive for the Career Advancement of Individuals in Challenging Mental Health Situations Tracy Woods and Uma Chandrika Millner Chapter 14: Building Better Work for those Released from Prison Femina P. Varghese Chapter 15: Calling All Nepantleras: Building a More Inclusive Workplace Ellen Hawley McWhirter Chapter 16: Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value: Easier Said than Done Ishbel McWha-Hermann Chapter 17: Empowering Entrepreneurs from Marginalized Backgrounds through Critical Entrepreneurial-Mindset Training Alexander Glosenberg Chapter 18: A Tale of Two Citizens Ronald G. Sultana Precarious work, Unemployment, and Underemployment Chapter 19: The Essential Worker Paradox Kelsey L. Autin and Gabriel N. Ezema Chapter 20: From Unsustainable Jobs to Sustainable Livelihoods Stuart C. Carr Chapter 21: Addressing Internalized Stigma: How to Holistically Support Unemployed Jobseekers Ofer Sharone Race, Culture, and Work Chapter 22: The Abolition of Capitalist Work and Reimagining Labor Sundiata K. Cha-Jua and Helen A. Neville Chapter 23: Black Women, Work, & Liberation: (Re)Envisioning a More Equitable Workplace Kerrie Wilkins-Yel and Aisha Farra Chapter 24: Using Power for Good: Learning to Recognize Hidden Biases/Strengths to Improve Workplace Relationships Margo A. Jackson and Paige Guarino Chapter 25: Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Workplace Nadya A. Fouad and Stephanie G. Burrows Chapter 26: Working People: Black and Brown Workers and the Poultry Processing Industry in the U.S. South Keona K. Ervin Practice, Systematic, and Policy Perspectives on Work Chapter 27: Women’s Leadership and Advancement in a Kaleidoscope World: Opportunity awaits Donna E. Schultheiss Chapter 28: Coming to Terms with the Limits to Vocational Training within Helping Professions Ryan D. Duffy Chapter 29: Job Quality and Workforce Development Jerry R. Rubin Chapter 30: The Importance of Not Working: Paid Time Off as a Right not a Privilege Saba Rasheed Ali and Allison R. Bywater Chapter 31: Work is a Four-Letter word: Secondary schools, Employers and Transitions into Early Employment Anthony Mann Chapter 32: Career Preparedness and Safety Nets as Hedges against an Uncertain Work Future Robert W. Lent Chapter 33: Toward a Squared Sustainable Work: Placing Ecological and Human Sustainability at the Heart of the Future of Work Shékina Rochat and Jérôme Rossier Chapter 34: Decent Work in America? Caroline S. Fawcett Chapter 35: Our Purpose is People Aron Ain Chapter 36: Securing Decent and Dignified School-to-Work Transitions Jonas Masdonati Chapter 37: Dignity in the Workplace Donna Hicks Chapter 38: Bonded Labor: The Student Debt Crisis and Decent Work Patton O. Garriott, Sandra Bertram Grant Solís, Kristen Jiin Park Chapter 39: Not Just One Employee’s Problem: Improving Workers’ Well-Being Through Consultation, Education, and Advocacy Brandon L. Velez Chapter 40: A Degree Isn’t What It Used to Be: Supporting College Students and Non-Completers Amid the Student Debt Crisis Gloria G. McGillen Technology and Work Chapter 41: The Future of Work-Family Relations: Hopes for Beneficial Flexibility Rachel Gali Cinamon Chapter 42: Workplace Surveillance Shapes Worker Experiences Jerod C. White and Tara S. Behrend Chapter 43: On Embracing Automation and Loving Work: Or Why We Should Not Be Afraid of Our Washing Machines Tristram Hooley Chapter 44: Preparing for a 60-Year Career Stephanie Malia Krauss Conclusion Chapter 45: Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions for Building a Better Workplace Lisa Y. Flores and David L. Blustein