| The Career Mystique: Cracks in the American Dream Contributor(s): Moen, Phyllis (Author), Roehling, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742528626 ISBN-13: 9780742528628 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: The Career Mystique examines taken-for-granted rules of the career game--that continuous, full-time, hard work pays off--deeply embedded in the American Dream. Possibilities of fulfilling the career mystique are dwindling, given insecurities and risks of a global economy, strains and double demands on the job and at home, uncertainties and ambiguities around retirement. This outdated myth stands in the way of fashioning innovative policies more in keeping with life in 21st century America. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.360 |
| LCCN: 2004011009 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.84" W x 8.94" (0.86 lbs) 291 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Career Mystique shows that most Americans-men and women-continue to embrace the myth that hard work, long hours, and continuous employment pay off, even though it is out of date and out of place in twenty-first-century America. Phyllis Moen and Patricia Roehling argue that the lock step arrangements around education, work, family, and retirement no longer fit the realities and risks of contemporary living, yet the roles, rules, and regulations spawned by the career mystique remain in place. This books shows that ambiguities and uncertainties about the future abound in boardrooms, in offices, and on factory floors, as Americans face the realities of corporate restructuring, chronic job insecurity, and double demands at work and at home. Moen and Roehling show the career mystique for what it is: a false myth standing in the way of creating new, alternative workplaces and career flexibilities. Based on research funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Institute on Aging. |