Subjectivity and the labour process: Conceptualising 'good work'

Sociology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 427-444

  Ezzy, Douglas ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alienation; Careers; Cultural discourses; Labour process; Narrative identity; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039386086     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038597031003004     Document Type: Article

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