TY - BOOK ID - 145401235 TI - Men in manual occupations : changing lives in times of change PY - 2017 PB - Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing) DB - UniCat KW - Manual work. KW - Labor market. KW - Men KW - Educational attainment. KW - shortage of skilled workers KW - manual occupations KW - education KW - work KW - Apprenticeship KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Housekeeping KW - Labour economics KW - Norway KW - Petroleum industry KW - Plumber KW - Social mobility KW - Tertiary education KW - Employment. KW - shortage of skilled workers KW - manual occupations KW - education KW - work KW - Apprenticeship KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Housekeeping KW - Labour economics KW - Norway KW - Petroleum industry KW - Plumber KW - Social mobility KW - Tertiary education UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145401235 AB - A shortage of skilled workers is currently emerging in many countries. Yet public discourse and much research literature convey the impression that manual labor is somehow outmoded, requiring competencies that are no longer necessary in today’s «post-industrial, information-based society». The question of how to achieve the right balance between different types of work in a society is one that transcends national borders. ER -