Description: "Drawing on the evocative stories of unemployed Americans from a wide range of occupations, from day laborers to corporate managers, both immigrant and native-born, Strauss shows that the standard cultural description of workaholics driven by a Puritan work ethic homogenizes diverse work motivations"--
Review Quotes:
Intricate. Includes both theory and conversations with people of varying racial backgrounds and economic classes who were laid off during the Great Recession. The way Strauss frames 'work centrality' in our lives is instructive.
-- "Harvard Business Review"