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Paperback Dirty Work: The Social Construction of Taint Book

ISBN: 1932792732

ISBN13: 9781932792737

Dirty Work: The Social Construction of Taint

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Dirty Work profiles a number of occupations that society deems tainted. The volume's vivid, ethnographic reports focus on the communication that helps workers manage the moral, social, and physical stains that derive from engaging in such occupations. The creative ways that those who perform such dirty work learn to communicate with each other--and with outsiders--regulate the negative aspects of the work itself and emphasize the positives so that workers can maintain a sense of self-value even while performing devalued occupations.

--H.L. Bud Goodall Jr., Director and Professor at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University

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