The United States labor force is examined in detail in this comprehensive study. The history and current makeup of the workforce is revealed and issues and trends are investigated. Theory and analysis are blended with demographics to provide the reader with a solid overview of the current state of the American worker and his or her environment. Competing views are offered on diverse issues such as unions, welfare, and health care. Where helpful, economic and labor theory is explained and applied to give the book scholarly rigor along with readability and practical information. The viewpoint remains focused on a broad view of manpower. As such, emphasis is not on theoretical analysis but on description, historical trends, statistics on present conditions, and explanations.
The book begins with a discussion of the development of the workforce, the impact of immigration, the rise of nontraditional work arrangements, the underground economy, and demographics. Basic vocabulary and concepts are presented and explained to give the reader the tools necessary to analyze the topics presented in the latter parts of the book. Education is examined in part two. Competing views on the U.S. educational system and the value of education in an economic sense are discussed as are the choices open to non-college graduates. Career choices, unions, wage determination, and women and minority issues are considered in later chapters. Aspects of unemployment are explored in part seven. The book concludes with a look at the government's role in the workforce, including welfare, social insurance, and health care and shows how these programs impact both employer and worker behavior. This book is a great resource for executives, human resource professionals, researchers, policy makers, and students.
By:
Ruth Prywes
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9781567202663
ISBN 10: 1567202667
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 30 March 2000
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Background Origins and Characteristics of the U.S. Labor Force New Work Statuses and the Rise of the Underground Economy Work Hours, Work Weeks, and Population Mobility Education for Employment Differing Views Concerning Investment in Education and the Evidence The Relationship Between Education and Employment The Outlook for Non-College Graduates Initial Entry into the Labor Force and Employer Recruitment Career Choice and Initial Entry Professionalization of the Workforce Organizational Recruitment and Job Search Union Organization and Its Future Union Organizaion: Its Structure and Functioning The Revival of Unionism and Possible Futures Wage Determination The Major Theories and Wage Differentials The Setting of Compensation: Employer Considerations and Practices Curtailments on the Power of the Market The Different Labor Market Experiences of Women and Racial and Ethnic Minorities The Extent of Current Employment-Associated Discrimination and the Major Theories Used to Explain It Occupational and Job Segregation: A New Approach to Understanding Employment and Wage Discrimination Against Women and Minorities The Uniqueness of the African-American Labor Market Experience: Historical Perspectives Unemployment The Distribution of Unemployment, Its Various Types, and How It Is Measured The Job Security Issue and Suggested Remedies for Unemployment The American Income Transfer System and Its Relevance to Employment The U.S. Social Insurances The U.S. Welfare System Health Care Programs: Medicare and Medicaid
RUTH W. PRYWES is a former Adjunct Professor at Drexel University School of Business and Administration in the Management Department.
Reviews for The United States Labor Force: A Descriptive Analysis
The work is clearly written, very informative, and...demonstrates that considerable time, effort, and expertise went into its creation. Each chapter in and of itself is interesting to read....The book functions best as a reference work to provide a set of statistics, demongraphics, and facts, to highlight trends of the past and present, and for defining terms, concepts, and others' theories....one can certainly be informed and enlightened by by reading this work. -Personnel Psychology The book reaches its goals, providing a coherent portrait of the American workforce and a discussion of what we know, and by implication what we need to learn, about it. -Labor History ?The book reaches its goals, providing a coherent portrait of the American workforce and a discussion of what we know, and by implication what we need to learn, about it.?-Labor History ?The work is clearly written, very informative, and...demonstrates that considerable time, effort, and expertise went into its creation. Each chapter in and of itself is interesting to read....The book functions best as a reference work to provide a set of statistics, demongraphics, and facts, to highlight trends of the past and present, and for defining terms, concepts, and others' theories....one can certainly be informed and enlightened by by reading this work.?-Personnel Psychology
