Contents Introduction Theorizing Capitalism and Labor: Challenges for Sociology 11 Klaus Dörre, Nicole Mayer-Ahuja and Dieter Sauer I. The Sociology of Work and the Critique of Capitalism Sociology of Work and the Critique of Capitalism: Mistakes, Limits, Possibilities 35 Christoph Deutschmann Work-More than Employment? Critique of Capitalism and the Sociology of Work 44 Sarah Nies and Dieter Sauer Landnahme through Tests: A Useful Concept for the Sociology of Work 71 Klaus Dörre and Tine Haubner II. What Do Theories of Capitalism Contribute to the Sociology of Work? Diverging Views on Capitalism and Work: How Feminist Analyses of Capitalism Relate to the Theory of Capitalism and the Sociology of Work 115 Brigitte Aulenbacher The Theory of Regulation and Labor Policy 128 Hans-Jürgen Bieling Subalternity and the Social Division of Labor: Sociology of Work meets Materialist State Theory 143 Stefanie Hürtgen and Jens Wissel Work and Critical Theory: An Unfinished Project 157 David Strecker Capitalist Society: A View from the Theory of Functional Differentiation 171 Uwe Schimank Financial Market Capitalism or Financial Market Rationality? 185 Jürgen Kädtler Re-Constructing the Future Flexibilization and the Temporality of Capitalism 201 Hajo Holst III. What Does the Sociology of Work Contribute to the Critique of Capitalism? Serfdom-(Lost) Love's Labor-Service Industries: Services from Feudal Times to Late Capitalism 227 Cornelia Klinger Work and Reproduction 241 Kerstin Jürgens Labor, Insecurity, Informality 257 Nicole Mayer-Ahuja Work and Subjectivity 269 Stephan Voswinkel Informatization as Force of Production: The Informatized Mode of Production as Basis of a New Phase of Capitalism 283 Andreas Boes and Tobias Kämpf Capitalist Work Organization and Self-activity 302 Harald Wolf Work and Consumption: A New Perspective for Economic Democracy 318 Jörn Lamla Work and Sustainability 335 Stefanie Hiß IV. Theory of Capitalism and Critique of Capitalism Growth Critique as Critique of Capitalism 349 Brigit Mahnkopf Work and Alienation 368 Hartmut Rosa Social Critique and Trade Unions Outlines of a Troubled Relationship 378 Hans-Jürgen Urban Work and Societal Legitimation: What a Normative Sociology of Work and Industrial Relations Can Contribute to the Theory of Capitalism 400 Wolfgang Menz In Lieu of a Conclusion: Towards Critical Perspectives 415 Klaus Dörre, Nicole Mayer-Ahuja and Dieter Sauer Authors 427 Index 431