1 Rethinking Work
An Introduction
David L. Blustein and Lisa Y. Flores
The institution of work is one of the most important contexts of people’s lives; however, like so many other institutions, work has changed in complex and unexpected ways in the past few decades. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, working had increasingly become more precarious, with losses in stability, dignity, and decent work for many people (Blustein, 2019; Hoffman et al., 2020; Kalleberg, 2018). Since the advent of the pandemic, work disruptions have become ubiquitous. Massive fluctuations in unemployment, increasing unsafe and unstable work conditions, growing inequality, and The Great Resignation have all embroiled people across the globe ...
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