A01=Jerome P. Bjelopera
Author_Jerome P. Bjelopera
black. African American
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clerical workers
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clerking
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home life
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leisure
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lifestyle
living conditions
living situations
neighborhood
new labor history
nineteenth century
office
office worker
race
racial
rebellion
retail worker
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secretarial school
secretary
sexual
sexuality
store
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twentieth century
white collar
women
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Product details
- ISBN 9780252072277
- Weight: 367g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 27 Apr 2005
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Below the middle class managers and professionals yet above the skilled blue-collar workers, sales and office workers occupied an intermediate position in urban America's social structure as the nation industrialized. Jerome P. Bjelopera traces the shifting occupational structures and work choices that facilitated the emergence of a white-collar workforce. His fascinating portrait reveals the lives led by Philadelphia's male and female clerks, both inside and outside the workplace, as they formed their own clubs, affirmed their "whiteness," and challenged sexual norms.
A vivid look at an overlooked but recognizable workforce, City of Clerks reveals how the notion of "white collar" shifted over half a century.
Jerome P. Bjelopera is an analyst for the Congressional Research Service.
