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Engineers in Britain

A Sociological Study of the Engineering Dimension

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. Ian A. Glover

    1. Dundee College of Technology, The University of Glasgow, UK

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  2. Michael P. Kelly

    1. Dundee College of Technology, The University of Glasgow, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages iii-xv
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  2. Part One

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Sociology and Engineering

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 3-9

    3. Engineering and the Social Process

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 10-22

    4. Engineering and the British Economic Problem

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 23-52

    5. The British Economy in Context

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 53-62

    6. The Legal and Political Context of Engineering

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 63-90

  3. Part Two

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-92
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    2. Engineering Education

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 93-115

    3. Theories of Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 116-139

    4. The Colleagues of the Engineer

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 140-158

    5. The Organization and Experience of Engineering

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 159-182

    6. Engineers, Professional Associations and Trade Unions

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 183-205

    7. Engineering Work: the Division of Labour

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 206-228

    8. Conclusions

      • Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly
      Pages 229-238

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 239-269
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dundee College of Technology, The University of Glasgow, UK

    Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Engineers in Britain

  • Book Subtitle: A Sociological Study of the Engineering Dimension

  • Authors: Ian A. Glover, Michael P. Kelly

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8530-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: I. A. Glover and M. P. Kelly 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-04-301223-9Published: 10 September 1987

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-8530-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 270

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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