We live in a fast-changing world. The workplace has not escaped these rapid changes especially in this age of globalisation and trade liberalisation. Workplaces have had to restructure in order to compete effectively in the global market. Industrial sociology is a branch of sociology that looks at the impact of labour and industry on society as well as the ways in which society impacts industrial forces. The perspectives used within this discipline vary over time and given the practical value of understanding this relationship this type of study has often been very well supported. There are many topics within this field that merit individual investigation including technologies used worker relations and even subjects as broad as globalisation. Sociology often overlaps with other similar social sciences and may borrow theories when convenient from psychology anthropology and philosophy. Industry is an area in which the people being studied have a monetary interest in the results of sociological studies because these studies can help improve business practice. This can be an advantage for researchers in this field but it can also lead to interference.
This essential textbook effectively explains and justifies the use of the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work occupations organisations management and employment and how they are changing in today’s times.
