TAXI DRIVING: A STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL TENSION.

Title: TAXI DRIVING: A STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL TENSION.
Identifier: AAI8203324
identifier: 8203324
Creator: SCHLOSBERG, RICHARD.
Date: 1981
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Sociology, General
Abstract: This dissertation examines the history of the New York City taxi industry from the time period 1897-1980. Its emphasis is on trying to explain the behavior of present day fleet drivers using a historical analysis of the class structure of the taxi industry in New York City.;The two factors that are most strongly emphasized are the development of right wing unionism in the industry during the nineteen fifties and the remuneration system, i.e., commission system.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.
Program: Sociology