ABSTRACT
In the previous chapter, we looked at how sociologists theorise work. Here we ask the linked question of how sociologists research work. And how, if at all, this differs from other researchers who examine work and society. There are clearly areas where sociologists have much in common with others but we need to consider what is distinct about our focus. We want to argue in this chapter that a sociological approach to the study of work allows a breadth and depth to the examination of work that no other discipline has. How do we back up that claim?
