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The Growth of Precarious Work in the United States since the 1970s The Growth of Precarious Work in the United States since the 1970s
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Evidence of the Growth of Precarious Work Evidence of the Growth of Precarious Work
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Consequences of Precarious Work Consequences of Precarious Work
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Job and Economic Insecurity Job and Economic Insecurity
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Job Dissatisfaction Job Dissatisfaction
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Differential Vulnerability to Precarious Work Differential Vulnerability to Precarious Work
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Measures and Methods Measures and Methods
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Perceived Job Insecurity Perceived Job Insecurity
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Perceived Economic Standing Perceived Economic Standing
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Job Dissatisfaction Job Dissatisfaction
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Explanatory Variables Explanatory Variables
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Statistical Models Statistical Models
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Analytic Sample Analytic Sample
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Precarious Work and Job Insecurity Precarious Work and Job Insecurity
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Economic Standing Economic Standing
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Job Dissatisfaction Job Dissatisfaction
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A Note on Unions A Note on Unions
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Summary and Conclusion Summary and Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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References References
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12 Labor Force Insecurity and U.S. Work Attitudes, 1970s–2006
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Published:August 2012
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Abstract
This chapter considers subjective well-being at work—both perceived security and job satisfaction. Recent changes in U.S. economic organization have made employment more precarious. Jobs are viewed as less secure than in past decades, after adjusting for cyclical variations in unemployment. Insecurity appears to have grown fastest among the upper socioeconomic groups that historically have been least at risk of job loss. In keeping with happiness trends, though, job satisfaction remained very stable between the 1970s and 2000s. Gains in satisfaction during the course of employment countered lower satisfaction among cohorts of young workers entering the labor force. Present-day workers regard their jobs as less secure, but dissatisfaction need not follow if they regard precarity as a to-be-expected condition of employment.
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