Constructions At Work

Author : Adele E. Goldberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199268511
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructions at Work written by Adele E. Goldberg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes selected classic and contemporary papers in four areas, this text introduces each field, providing technical background for the non-specialist and explaining the underlying connections across the disciplines.

Author : Kris Paap
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501729292
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Working Construction written by Kris Paap and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kris Paap worked for nearly three years as a carpenter's apprentice on a variety of jobsites, closely observing her colleagues' habits, expressions, and attitudes. As a woman in an overwhelmingly male—and stereotypically "macho"—profession, Paap uses her experiences to reveal the ways that gender, class, and race interact in the construction industry. She shows how the stereotypes of construction workers and their overt displays of sexism, racism, physical strength, and homophobia are not "just how they are," but rather culturally and structurally mandated enactments of what it means to be a man—and a worker—in America.The significance of these worker performances is particularly clear in relation to occupational safety: when the pressures for demonstrating physical masculinity are combined with a lack of protection from firing, workers are forced to ignore safety procedures in order to prove—whether male or female—that they are "man enough" to do the job. Thus these mandated performances have real, and sometimes deadly, consequences for individuals, the entire working class, and the strength of the union movement.Paap concludes that machismo separates the white male construction workers from their natural political allies, increases their risks on the job, plays to management's interests, lowers their overall social status, and undercuts the effectiveness of their union.

Author : Nancy Harding
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136763953
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Being At Work written by Nancy Harding and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the work of the philosopher Judith Butler, influenced by Marx’s theory of alienation and intrigued by theories of death, this book develops an anti-methodological approach to studying working lives. Distinctions are drawn between labour (the tasks we do in our jobs) and work (self-making activities that are carried out at the workplace): between the less than human, zombie-like laborer and the working human self. Nancy Harding argues that the experience of being at work is one in which the insistence on practising one’s humanity always provides a counter-point to organisational demands.

Author : Jason G Smith
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439858489
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Construction Management written by Jason G Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A single mistake, whether made during the bidding process or when executing a construction project, can potentially cost tens of thousands of dollars or more. Of course, the sooner mistakes are caught, the less costly they become. Based on the authors' combined experience working on projects large and small, Construction Management: Subcontractor S

Author : David Goldberg
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801461952
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Power at Work written by David Goldberg and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Power at Work chronicles the history of direct action campaigns to open up the construction industry to black workers in the 1960s and 1970s. The book's case studies of local movements in Brooklyn, Newark, the Bay Area, Detroit, Chicago, and Seattle show how struggles against racism in the construction industry shaped the emergence of Black Power politics outside the U.S. South. In the process, "community control" of the construction industry—especially government War on Poverty and post-rebellion urban reconstruction projects— became central to community organizing for black economic self-determination and political autonomy. The history of Black Power's community organizing tradition shines a light on more recent debates about job training and placement for unemployed, underemployed, and underrepresented workers. Politicians responded to Black Power protests at federal construction projects by creating modern affirmative action and minority set-aside programs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but these programs relied on "voluntary" compliance by contractors and unions, government enforcement was inadequate, and they were not connected to jobs programs. Forty years later, the struggle to have construction jobs serve as a pathway out of poverty for inner city residents remains an unfinished part of the struggle for racial justice and labor union reform in the United States.

Author : Adele E. Goldberg
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0199268525
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructions at Work written by Adele E. Goldberg and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes selected classic and contemporary papers in four areas, this text introduces each field, providing technical background for the non-specialist and explaining the underlying connections across the disciplines.

Author : Kevin Barrett
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 144430237X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defective Construction Work written by Kevin Barrett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequatedesign, faulty workmanship or poor materials – or somecombination of these failings – is a frequent cause of legaldisputes. Someone is usually to blame, either the builder or one ormore of the professional consultants, or even the entire projectteam. It is important therefore that the project team shouldpossess a good working knowledge of their responsibilities andliabilities. Written by a solicitor with over twenty years of experience ofbuilding disputes, this book examines the responsibilities andliabilities of the project team when defects occur. It sets out thebackground role of the common law and statute and includes detaileddiscussion of important case law affecting the construction processfrom inception through to completion, together with a considerationof the impact of letters of intent, 'no contract' situations, andspecific provisions of model conditions of contract.

Author : Philip Wolny
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1404217894
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High-Risk Construction Work written by Philip Wolny and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2008-08-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the job of high-risk construction worker, the different types of projects they work on and the training necessary.

Author : Helen Lingard
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000864731
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Work, Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry written by Helen Lingard and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce. Based on more than two decades of work examining various aspects of workers’ health and wellbeing, the book addresses a key topic in construction management: how the design of work environments, construction processes and organisation of work impact upon construction workers’ physical and psychological health. Occupational health is a significant problem for the construction industry. However, the subject of health does not receive as much attention in occupational health and safety research or practice as the subject of safety. Traditional management approaches (focused on the prevention of accidents and injuries) are arguably ill-suited to addressing issues of workers’ health and wellbeing. This book seeks to explain how workers' health and wellbeing are impacted by working in the construction sector, and suggest ways in which organisations (and decision makers within them) can positively shape workplaces and practices in ways that better support construction workers to maintain healthy and productive working lives. Including chapter summaries and discussion questions to encourage student readers to reflect on and formulate their own viewpoints about the issues raised in each chapter, the book has the potential to be used as a textbook in undergraduate or postgraduate occupational health and safety, or construction management courses dealing with occupational health and safety. It could also be used as supplementary recommended reading in undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in architecture, engineering or management.

Author : Kevin M. Mahoney
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
ISBN 13 : 0309098793
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design of Construction Work Zones on High-speed Highways written by Kevin M. Mahoney and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2007 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: