How the Other Half Works

A beautifully written, clear portrait of how low-skilled workers in Los Angeles get jobs in six industries (department stores, restaurants, printing, hospitals, hotels, and furniture manufacturing). Grounded in the best research and interviews with more than 200 employers, this book show us the human dynamics behind the statistics.

Dedication Terms used in this book
Introduction
What Empoyers Want
Doing the Job: Skills and the Social Organization of Work
The Language of Work
Network, Bureaucracy, Exclusion
Ethnic Networks and Social Closure
Bringing the Boss Back In: Selection and Hiring Decisions
Whom Employers Want
Usandthem
Diversity and Conflict
Black/Immigrant Competition
How the other half works
Appendix: the Local and economic context The six industries
Conclusions
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How the Other Half Works

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