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Part-Time Work

By: Deborah Cutler-Ortiz
In: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Vicki Smith
Subject:Organizational Psychology, Sociology of Work (general), Organizational Theory

Part-time work, defined as less than 35 hours a week, creates an enigma. Because of competing demands, there are millions of workers who seek part-time work and cannot find it in a package that does not penalize them relative to full-time ...

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  Cutler-Ortiz, D. (2013). Part-time work. In V. Smith (Ed.), Sociology of work: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 677-680). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n243
  
  Cutler-Ortiz, Deborah. "Part-Time Work." In Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia, edited by Smith, Vicki, 677-80. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n243.
  
  Cutler-Ortiz, D. 2013. Part-Time Work. In: Vicki Smith Editor, 2013. Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 677-680 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n243> [Accessed 17 May 2022].
  
  Cutler-Ortiz, Deborah. "Part-Time Work." Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Vicki Smith. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 677-80. SAGE Knowledge. 17 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n243.
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