In this Book
- City of Clerks: Office and Sales Workers in Philadelphia, 1870-1920
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: The Working Class in American History
summary
Below the middle class managers and professionals yet above the skilled blue-collar workers, sales and office workers occupied an intermediate position in urban America's social structure as the nation industrialized. Jerome P. Bjelopera traces the shifting occupational structures and work choices that facilitated the emergence of a white-collar workforce. His fascinating portrait reveals the lives led by Philadelphia's male and female clerks, both inside and outside the workplace, as they formed their own clubs, affirmed their "whiteness," and challenged sexual norms.
A vivid look at an overlooked but recognizable workforce, City of Clerks reveals how the notion of "white collar" shifted over half a century.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-ix
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- 2. In the Office and the Store
- pp. 32-58
- 5. Workplace Virtues, Rebellion, and Race
- pp. 115-141
- 6. Home and Neighborhood
- pp. 142-162
- Appendix: Occupational Rankings
- pp. 163-164
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252090554
Related ISBN(s)
9780252029776, 9780252072277
MARC Record
OCLC
811410300
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2005