Dirty Work: The Social Construction of Taint - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932792732 ISBN 13: 9781932792737

Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Dirty Work profiles a number of occupations that society deems tainted. The volume's vivid, ethnographic reports focus on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical "stains" that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who perform such dirty work learn to communicate with each other--and with outsiders--regulate the negative aspects of the work itself and emphasize the positives so that workers can maintain a sense of self-value even while performing devalued occupations.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Society's "dirty jobs" and how their practitioners explain them.

About the Author:

Shirley K. Drew (Ph.D. Bowling Green State University, Ohio) is Professor of Communication at Pittsburg State University, Kansas.

Melanie B. Mills (Ph.D. Bowling Green State University, Ohio) is Professor of Communication Studies at Eastern Illinois University.

Bob M. Gassaway (Ph.D. University of Missouri) is Professor Emeritus of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1932792732
• ISBN 13: 9781932792737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 283
• Editor: Drew Shirley K., Mills Melanie B., Gassaway Bob M.