Sociology, Work and Organisations: A Global Context

This accessible collection provides global context for students studying the sociology of work and organisations. Composed of short, example-led chapters, this book covers a wide range of contemporary topics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the digitalisation of work, the gig economy, and the roles of women and other marginalised groups.

Brian McDonough is Course Leader of Sociology at Solent University, UK. His research specialises in work and the body, human expertise, and the use of information and communication technologies in the workplace. He is author of Flying Aeroplanes and Other Sociological Tales: An Introduction to Sociology and Research Methods (Routledge, 2021) and co-author of Social Problems in the UK (Routledge, 2015) and Universal Basic Income (Routledge, 2020). He has also published on commercial pilot expertise in journals such as Qualitative Research, using Heideggarian and Merleau-Pontian philosophy to understand the role of the working body, and how AI and other technologies impacts workers in aviation settings.

Jane Parry is an Associate Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Southampton, UK. Her research looks at changes in employment and careers and disadvantage in labour markets. She is co-editor of A New Sociology of Work (2006) and has published in journals such as Work, Employment and Society, Gender, Work and Organization, and New Technology, Work and Employment. A former parliamentary academic fellow, she led the ESRC-funded Work After Lockdown project on organisational learning around pandemic-driven working from home, and has contributed to Radio 4’s Today programme, various BBC programmes, and written for The Guardian on debates on the future of work.