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Precarious Work

by Gretchen Purser | November 16, 2013 | Fall 2013

Sociologist Gretchen Purser reviews the books The Temp Economy, Intern Nation and The Precariat. These books explore recent transformations in the labor market and the increasingly precarious nature of work.

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Gretchen Purser is in the sociology department at Syracuse University and is currently a visiting scholar at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She studies day labor and urban poverty.

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