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Juliet Schor
Boston College sociologist and economist
Juliet Schor is a professor of sociology at Boston College. Her research over the past decade has been focused on issues pertaining to trends in work and leisure, consumerism, the relationship between work and family, women's issues and economic justice. She is the author of several books, and is currently working on a project about the commercialization of childhood. she is also interested in issues of environmental sustainability and its relation to Americans' lifestyles. Her books include The Overworked American, After the Gig, The Overspent American, and Four Days a Week.
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A reduced working week, argues Juliet Schor, is part of a sane response to the impacts of AI and robotization on human labor.
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The economies of reuse and exchange will become a more permanent feature of our consumer environment.
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If people are able to work fewer hours in the labor market, it means they can take that freed up time and begin meeting their needs in new ways that […]
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As a society, we need to invest in areas and activities that we’ve been neglecting: our communities, our families, and our planet.
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A conversation with the Boston College sociologist and economist.