Allison Pugh on The Tumbleweed Society

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It’s no secret that shifting economic winds have driven American workers to take on more work and more job changes today than in previous generations. But what does this shift mean in a culture where so many invest so much of their identities in their jobs? In this episode, guest host Lisa Gulya interviews professor Allison Pugh [1] about her new book, The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity [2]. In it, Dr Pugh investigates some of the ways that the precarious conditions in today’s workplace have generated ripple effects in the nature of relationships and family life. She explains how changes in obligations at work shape how we think about obligations and commitment in the most intimate corners of life. Download Office Hours #113 [3] [1] http://sociology.virginia.edu/people/faculty/allison-pugh [2] https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-tumbleweed-society-9780199957712?cc=us&lang=en& [3] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/OH113_Pugh.mp3

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