Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Part I. An Emphasis on Occupations and Their Cultures
6. 1. The Nature of Occupational Life 3
7. 2. Occupational Cultures 20
8. 3. Ideologies in Occupational Life 46
9. 4. Cultural Forms in Occupations 82
10. 5. Rites of Passage in Occupational Cultures: Learning to Be an Insider 112
11. Part II. Occupational Cultures inside Work Organizations
12. 6. Occupational Subcultures and Countercultures 141
13. 7. Adaptations between Occupational and Administrative Subcultures 160
14. 8. Adaptations between Occupational Cultures 186
15. 9. Conclusions and Implications: Toward a Subcultural Analysis of Organizational Culture 212
16. References 229
17. Index 275