1869, Ep. 150 with Claudia Strauss, author of What Work Means

1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

Learn more about What Work Means here (and use 09POD to save 30% off): https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501775512/ Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/wz7ZAx9DLou7RUlouoLjz1S3shI?utm_source=copy_url In this episode, we speak with Claudia Strauss, author of the new book What Work Means: Beyond the Puritan Work Ethic. Claudia Strauss is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Pitzer College. She is the author of Making Sense of Public Opinion and coauthor of A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning. We spoke to Claudia about her research on Americans’ attitudes towards work; what she found were the two most prevalent views that Americans have about their work lives; and, why, despite dire warnings in the media, Americans still want to work in the Post-COVID employment landscape.