Affluent Manual Workers
capital flight
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community impact of manufacturing job loss
Current Employment Status
Displaced Workers
Economic Coping Strategies
economic displacement
Egalitarian Social Change
Embourgeoisement Thesis
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financial stability
Future Employment Opportunities
industrial sociology
Jasper County
labor market restructuring
lower labor costs
Married Men
Month's Income
Month’s Income
Packard Motor Car Company
Plant Closing
Plant Closing Legislation
plant closings
Previous Unemployment Experience
psychological consequences
RCA Plant
RCA Television
RCA Worker
Significant Path Coefficients
social integration research
Standard Industrial Classification
Title III
unemployment effects
United Fund
Views Point
West Germany
White County
Worker Consciousness
workforce adaptation
Product details
- ISBN 9780202303383
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 31 Dec 1988
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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PLANT CLOSED--A sign of the times? These two words have had profound meaning for workers in every factory and office across the country. Millions of workers who have already been displaced by closings have had to pick up the pieces of shattered lives and get on with the business of living. Those who are still working are faced with the insecurity of wondering whether they might find the gates closed some morning when they arrive at work. The number of plant closings and the threat of future closings have raised many questions.What has been happening to the American economy that has resulted in major companies closing their doors? What forces within the international and national political economies are converging to reshape the labor force, eliminating jobs in manufacturing and expanding employment in the lower wage, insecure manufacturing sector? What happens to displaced workers, their families, and the community in which they work?In Plant Closings, the authors examine the reasons plants close and the social, economic, and psychological consequences. A variety of causes are identified including capital flight, decreasing profit rates, and the pursuit of lower labor costs. Through the analysis of a case study the authors examine the changing health patterns, political attitudes, and financial stability of displaced workers. There is also discussion of the impact on the community at large and on the individual institutions within the community. Finally, the authors analyze legislation that addresses the human and social costs of unemployment.Carolyn C. Perrucci is professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Purdue University. Robert Perrucci is professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Purdue University. Dena B. Targ is professor in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University. Harry R. Targ is professor in the Department of Political Science at Purdue University.
Carolyn C. Perrucci is Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Chair of the interdisciplinary program in Women's Studies, Purdue University. Robert Perrucci is Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University. Dena B. Targ is Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University. Harry R. Targ is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and member of the Committee on American Studies, Purdue University.
