Getting a Job or Leisure Program Planning and Delivery

Getting a Job: A Study in Contacts and Careers

Author: Mark Granovetter

This classic study of how 282 men in the United States found their jobs not only proves "it's not what you know but who you know," but also demonstrates how social activity influences labor markets. Examining the link between job contacts and social structure, Granovetter recognizes networking as the crucial link between economists studies of labor mobility and more focused studies of an individual's motivation to find work.
This second edition is updated with a new Afterword and includes Granovetter's influential article "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problems of Embeddedness."
"Who would imagine that a book with such a prosaic title as 'getting a job' could pose such provocative questions about social structure and even social policy? In a remarkably ingenious and deceptively simple analysis of data gathered from a carefully designed sample of professional, technical, and managerial employees . . . Granovetter manages to raise a number of critical issues for the economic theory of labor markets as well as for theories of social structure by exploiting the emerging 'social network' perspective."—Edward O. Laumann, American Journal of Sociology
"This short volume has much to offer readers of many disciplines. . . . Granovetter demonstrates ingenuity in his design and collection of data."—Jacob Siegel, Monthly Labor Review

"A fascinating exploration, for Granovetter's principal interest lies in utilizing sociological theory and method to ascertain the nature of the linkages through which labor market information is transmitted by 'friends and relatives.'"—Herbert Parnes, Industrial and Labor RelationsReview

Table of Contents:

	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	3
Pt. 1	Toward Causal Models	23
Ch. 1	"Job Search" and Economic Theory	25
Ch. 2	Contacts and Their Information	41
Ch. 3	The Dynamics of Information Flow	51
Ch. 4	The Dynamics of Vacancy Structure	63
Ch. 5	Contacts: Acquisition and Maintenance	73
Ch. 6	Career Structure	85
Ch. 7	Some Theoretical Implications	93
Pt. 2	Mobility and Society	105
Ch. 8	Mobility and Organizations	107
Ch. 9	Comparative Perspectives	119
Ch. 10	Applications	131
	Afterword 1994: Reconsiderations and a New Agenda	139
	Appendix A: Design and Conduct of the Study	183
	Appendix B: Coding Rules and Problems	195
	Appendix C: Letters and Interview Schedules	201
	Appendix D: Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness	211
	References	241
	Index	249

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Leisure Program Planning and Delivery

Author: Ruth V Russell

Leisure Program Planning and Delivery will prepare recreation students for 21st-century programming. The book provides a comprehensive three-step plan for successful programming of services, program leadership, and understanding operational management of program systems in recreation and leisure service organizations. The scope of the book makes it practical either for preparing students and new professionals or for retooling your recreation program for today's challenges.

Grounded in contemporary professional practice and real-world applications, the book provides a systematic plan for students to learn the essentials of successful recreation programming, with examples of a variety of activities in community, outdoor, sport, cultural arts, and tourism sectors of the field. A companion Web site provides support for recreation professors with sample course syllabi, chapter review questions, PowerPoint presentations, and a test bank.

Each chapter of Leisure Program Planning and Delivery includes the following student-friendly features:

Learning objectives

An opening vignette with a real-world example tied to the theme of the chapter

Photographs, tables, and figures

Examples of specific chapter programming concepts taken from actual programming for outdoor, sport, tourism, cultural arts, and community recreation organizations

A continuing case study highlighting the City of Westerville, Ohio, Parks and Recreation Department, a 2001 Gold Medal Awardee

A chapter summary keyed to the learning objectives

A glossary of key terms

A bound-in CD-ROM contains chapter-by-chapter activities and assignments that applyprogramming concepts and professional best practices from the text; Internet sites for interactive learning; and forms for planning, implementing, and evaluating programs. At the end of the course, the student assignments can be combined to create a student programming portfolio.

Throughout the text, the City of Westerville, Ohio, Parks and Recreation Department-a 2001 Gold Medal Awardee-serves as a case study. The case illustrates how program concepts and practices apply in the real world of recreation programming.

Leisure Program Planning and Delivery is the foundational text to prepare students and practicing professionals for situations they will encounter on the job. As a reference, the book contains the essentials of programming and offers cutting-edge programming techniques, support tools, and forms that will help professionals meet challenges in leisure programming, making it a text that students will keep long after their course work is completed.