Introduction : labour process theory in retrospect and prospect -- Debating labour process theory and the sociology of work -- Developing labour process analysis : themes from industrial sociology and future directions -- Labour process theory and critical realism -- The core theory : critiques,...

This book will provide the first comprehensive and systematic overview of the attitudes of different schools of thought towards the issue of work time. Topics covered include assumptions on what determines the length of the work day and week, changes in production systems and their consequences...