Labour Society in Crisis? A Discussion

The concept of labour society derives from Hannah Arendt, who criticized the theoretical thinking and practical life of the modern age for hero-worshipping labour and neglecting all other 'human conditions' (Arendt 1960). During recent years many sociologists have proceeded to use this con...

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Published inActa sociologica Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 55 - 61
Main Author Aho, Simo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Universitetsforlaget 01.01.1985
Sage Publications
Scandinavian University Press
Subjects
Arendt, H
Automatic control
Capitalism
Crisis/Crises
Informal sector
Labor
Labor/Labors
Market economies
Morality
Recreation
Security systems
Social movements
Sociology
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Workforce
Working population. Employment. Women's work
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Summary:The concept of labour society derives from Hannah Arendt, who criticized the theoretical thinking and practical life of the modern age for hero-worshipping labour and neglecting all other 'human conditions' (Arendt 1960). During recent years many sociologists have proceeded to use this concept when referring to industrial societies, where -- as Rahkonen (1984) formulates it -- the economic, social and moral order principle is labour, in a way without parallel in history. At the same time, they have claimed that this order principle no longer functions effectively -- that labour society is in a fundamental crisis.
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ISSN:0001-6993
1502-3869
DOI:10.1177/000169938502800104