Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index.
Contents
Job quality in the United States -- Economic transformation and the decline of institutional protections -- New workers, new differences -- Dimensions of polarity -- Precarious employment relations -- Economic rewards: earnings and fringe benefits -- Control over work activities and intrinsic rewards -- Time at work: hours, intensity, and control -- Job satisfaction -- Confronting polarization and precarity -- Implementing the new social contract.