Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker-Fast Shipping

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Title: Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker

Author: Mike Rose

ISBN: 9780670032822

Publisher: Viking Adult

Published: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Number of Pages: 288

Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Publisher : In the tradition of Barbara Ehrenreichas “Nickel and Dimed” and Studs Terkelas “Working,” “The Mind at Work” is 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 stylistaour failure to acknowledge or respect these qualities has undermined a large portion of Americaas working population. In “The Mind at Work” award-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 ahand/braina dichotomy that blinds us to the real contributions of working people.