Abstract
The chapter outlines the main developments in industrial sociology as the particularly influential sub-discipline of Sociology in West Germany since the end of World War Two divided in three sub-periods: the Fordist (1949–75), the transformation (1975–1990) and the globalisation (1990–2015) periods, the latter marked by the (re)unification. Industrial sociology in Germany implies a broader scope than Sociology of Work or Industrial Relations in Latin and Anglophone countries. The main focus is on how industrial work shapes modern industrial man and modern industrial society. Social research is centred on the impact of technological modernisation and rationalisation on working life and workers’ consciousness.
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