Sociology of Work

Sociology of labor, occupations, and workplace relations, drawing on Braverman, Hochschild, and Kalleberg.

Sociology of Work

The Labor Process and Deskilling

Harry Braverman's *Labor and Monopoly Capital* (1974), the deskilling debate in the sociology of work, and contemporary algorithmic management.

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Precarious Work and the Gig Economy

Kalleberg's theory of polarized and precarious employment, the rise of gig platforms, and the transformation of labor protections in the 21st century.

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Emotional and Affective Labor

Hochschild's theory of emotional labor in service work, affective labor in post-industrial economies (Hardt), and the distinction between surface and deep acting.

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Professions and Professional Power

How occupations claim jurisdiction and autonomy through credentialing, associations, and cultural authority — from Freidson and Larson to Abbott and contemporary deprofessionalization.

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Unions, Labor Movements, and the Future of Work

The rise and decline of US unions since the 1970s, variation in European union density, contemporary organizing at Amazon and Starbucks, and future-of-work scenarios.

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