This essay gives a review of Arne L. Kallebergs journal article "Precarious Work, Insecure Workers: Employment Relations in Transition" published in 2009.
Kalleberg investigates the precarity and insecurity of work and moreover deep dives into the growth of precarious work in the United States and its reasons, consequences of precarious work, challenges for sociology related to precarious work as well as the relations between precarity, insecurity and public policy.
The growth of precarious work is a core contemporary, globally present concern with a wide range of consequences reaching across many areas of sociology. Throughout the past years, the alignment of social, economic and political have contributed to an increase in precarious work.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- The Growth of Precarious Work in the United States
- Neoliberal Globalization and Its Consequences
- Union Decline and the Shift in Power
- Expansion of Service Industries and Flexible Production
- Diversity in the Labor Force and Growing Earnings Gaps
- Precarious Work: A Historical Perspective
- The Interregnum Period (1940s-1970s)
- The Post-1970s Era: Spatial Restructuring and Globalization
- Ideological Vacuum and the Spread of Precarity
- Evidence of Precarious Work in the United States
- Decline in Attachment to Employers
- Increase in Long-Term Unemployment
- Growth in Perceived Job Insecurity
- Growth of Nonstandard Work Arrangements and Contingent Work
- Risk-Shifting from Employers to Employees
- Consequences of Precarious Work
- Work-Related Effects
- Greater Economic Inequality
- Insecurity and Instability
- Non-Work-Related Effects
- Impacts on Health and Stress
- Impacts on Families, Households, and Communities
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This essay summarizes and reviews an article by Arne L. Kalleberg, published in 2009, that investigates the growth of precarious work in the United States and its implications. The article examines the historical context of precarious work, analyzes the reasons for its increase, and explores the consequences for workers and society as a whole. The objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of Kalleberg's work, highlighting key arguments and themes.
- The Rise of Precarious Work: This essay examines the increasing prevalence of precarious work in the US, exploring its causes and consequences.
- Neoliberal Globalization: The essay analyzes the role of neoliberal globalization in shaping employment relations and fostering precarious work.
- Consequences of Precarity: This essay explores the negative impacts of precarious work on workers' economic security, well-being, and social stability.
- Historical Context of Precarity: The essay examines the historical development of precarity, contrasting the "Great Compression" era of the 1940s-1970s with the post-1970s period of increasing flexibility and insecurity.
- The Shifting Power Dynamic: The essay investigates how the power dynamic has shifted away from employees towards employers, leading to greater precarity in the workplace.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The article explores the growth of precarious work in the United States, starting with the historical context of the post-WWII era and its shift towards greater flexibility and insecurity. The essay then examines the consequences of precarious work for workers, both in terms of economic security and well-being. The article analyzes the role of neoliberal globalization in driving the growth of precarious work and the decline of union power. It also explores how technological advancements, the expansion of service industries, and the growing diversity in the workforce have contributed to the rise of precarity.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key concepts and themes of this essay include precarious work, neoliberal globalization, employment relations, job insecurity, economic inequality, union decline, service sector expansion, and the consequences of precarious work on workers' well-being and social stability.
- Quote paper
- Anonym (Author), 2020, Precarious work in the USA. A review of "Precarious Work, Insecure Workers: Employment Relations in Transition" by Arne L. Kalleberg, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/992195
