1. Introduction -- 2. Where Does the Concrete End?: The Local Context of the Hidden Injuries of Class -- 3. Education: The Hidden Injuries of Class Begin -- 4. The Injuries Continue Into Adulthood -- 5. Friends and Sports: The Injuries Escalate and Become Personal -- 6. Structure and Culture: The Macro Context of Growing Up Working Class -- 7. Facebook: A Reunion of Angry (and Not so Angry) -- …
This book showcases issues of work and employment in contemporary India through a critical lens, serving as a systematic, scholarly and rigorous resource which provides an alternate view to the glowing metanarrative of the subcontinent’s ongoing economic growth in today’s globalized world. Critical approaches ensure that divergent and marginalized voices are highlighted, promoting a more me…
Part I: Concepts -- Regulation Distance, Labor Segmentation, and Gender Gaps -- Gender and Class Relations -- Regulating for Equality: Modalities of Regulation and Gender Gaps -- The Changing Sexual Politics of Gender Regulation by Unions -- Employment Regulation and Worker-Carers: Reproducing Gender Inequality in the Domestic and Market Spheres? -- A Cross-National Comparison of Gender Gaps --…