The American work ethic and the changing work force: an historical perspective

Abstract

Introduction The Colonial Period The American Work Ethic in the Colonial Period Colonial Farmers Colonial Craftsmen Servitude: White and Black Colonial Women The American Revolution and the American Work Ethic The Nineteenth Century The American Work Ethic in the Nineteenth Century Farmers in the Nineteenth Century Artisans in the Nineteenth Century Factories in the Nineteenth Century Laborers and Manual Workers in the Nineteenth Century Slavery and Blacks in the Nineteenth Century Women in the Nineteenth Century The Twentieth Century The American Work Ethic in the Twentieth Century Factories in the Twentieth Century Farmers in the Twentieth Century White Collar and Professional Workers in the Twentieth Century Skilled and Craft Workers in the Twentieth Century Women in the Twentieth Century Minorities in the Twentieth Century Conclusion Index