The Mind at Work: Valuing Intelligence of the American Worker by Mike Rose HC/DJ

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9780670032822
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670032824
ISBN-13
9780670032822
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5976034

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mind at Work : Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Human Services, General, Labor, Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, Business & Economics, Psychology
Author
Mike Rose
Format
Hardcover

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1 in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.8 in

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LCCN
2003-065760
Reviews
Mike Rose shows how a reductive idea of intelligence contracts the meaning of democracy. This book is brilliant, exciting—and essential. (Michael Katz), Mike Rose shows how a reductive idea of intelligence contracts the meaning of democracy. This book is brilliant, exciting—and essential. (Michael Katz)
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The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
331.7/001/9
Table Of Content
CONTENTS Introduction: Mind and Work xiii 1 The Working Life of a Waitress 1 2 Styling Hair 31 3 The Intelligence of Plumbing 56 4 A Vocabulary of Carpentry 67 5 Reflective Technique: Electrical Wiring and Construction 100 6 Two Lives: A Welder and a Foreman 116 7 Rethinking Hand and Brain 141 8 Hand and Brain in School: The Paradox of Vocational Education 167 Conclusion: Working Life 195 Afterword: On Method 217 Acknowledgments 225 Notes 229
Synopsis
In the tradition of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimedand Studs Terkel’s Working, The Mind at Workis an illuminating reassessment of American labor. Testimonials to physical work have always celebrated the dignity, the economic and moral value, even the nobility of blue-collar labor, but rarely the thought required to get the job done right. The lightning-fast organization and mental calculations of the waitress; the complex spatial mathematics of the carpenter; the aesthetic and intellectual dexterity of the hair stylist—our failure to acknowledge or respect these qualities has undermined a large portion of America’s working population. In The Mind at Workaward-winning writer Mike Rose sets the record straight by taking a long hard look at the intellectual demands of common work.Integrating personal stories of his own working-class family with interviews, vivid snapshots of people on the job, and current research in social science and cognitive psychology, Rose draws a brilliantly original portrait of America at work. As he probes the countless decisions, computations, and subtle judgments made every day by welders and plumbers, waitresses and electricians, Rose redefines the nature of important work and overturns the hand/brain” dichotomy that blinds us to the real contributions of working people.
LC Classification Number
HD4901.R67 2004

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