WORK IN AMERICAREPORT of a SPECIAL TASK FORCE to the SECRETARY of HEALTH, EDUCATION, and WELFARE Foreword by Elliot L. Richardson Description This Book was Prepared under the Auspices of the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.ISBN 0262580233, Softcover (Paperback), 1975 printing, 288 pages in all.Publisher: the MIT PressCondition: Used with tight and sound binding. Inside pages are white and crisp with minimal light highlighting on a few pages. No writing, no underlining, no missing or torn pages. Cover has discoloration from shelf wear but structurally is in excellent condition, with minimal edge wear.Synopsis of the book:Millions of Americans are dissatisfied with the quality of their working lives -- with dull, repetitive jobs that stifle autonomy and initiative. This year-long study prepared for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research brings together facts about the current nature of work and the workplace that have ominous implications for the social and economic strength of the nation as a whole..........The blue-collar blues are haunting the white-collar employee too; there's evidence that even many managers show signs of the blahs. A trade-off of money for leisure seems to be the long-term trend........The study provides evidence that satisfying work is a basic human need in that it establishes individual identity and self-respect and lends order to human life. Work in America discusses the fundamental role of work in the lives of most adults, pointing out that jobs as they are now create problems that can and do have serious effects on our society. It shows that work-related problems often result in declining physical and mental health, greater family and community instability, less "balanced" sociopolitical attitudes, and an increase in drug abuse, alcohol addiction, aggression, and delinquency. The report calls for large-scale reforms to alter this situation, beginning with the basic redesign of jobs to allow more individual responsibility and autonomy. It also suggests retraining or"self-renewal" programs for any worker who wants job mobility or a second career, and it advocates government commitment to a "total" rather than a full employment economy, which leaves approximately 4.5 percent of the citizens without jobs."The report has already raised hackles within the Nixon Administration...In fact, says one Labor Department official, the whole problem of worker discontent 'would go away if sociologists and reporters would quit writing about it.' 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