Revisiting divisions of labour : the impacts and legacies of a modern sociological classic / edited by Graham Crow, Jaimie Ellis.

Introduction -- Graham Crow and Jaimie Ellis Excerpts section 1 from Divisions of Labour 1 Portrait of a deindustrialising island -- Tim Strangleman Excerpts section 2 from Divisions of Labour 2 Informal, but not "an economy" -- Jonathan Gershuny Excerpts section 3 from Divisions of Labour 3 From the Isle of Sheppey to the wider world -- Claire Wallace 4 Time and place in memory and imagination on the Isle of Sheppey -- Dawn Lyon Photo section: Sheppey today Excerpts section 4 from Divisions of Labour 5 Linda and Jim revisited: narrative, time and intimacy in social research -- Jane Elliott and Jon Lawrence Excerpts section 5 from Divisions of Labour 6 Divisions of Labour: Sociology in search of a new jurisdiction -- John Holmwood Afterword -- Mike Savage Index.

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This collection revisits Ray Pahl's 1984 sociology classic, combining excerpts from the original with assessments by leading researchers of how and why the book has stood the test of time as a study that fundamentally re-thinks our understanding of 'work'.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-247) and index.

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