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Part-Time Crime

An Ethnography of Fiddling and Pilferage

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  • © 1977

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Authors:
  1. Jason Ditton
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: The Wellbread Bakery

    • Jason Ditton
    Pages 1-15

  3. Process: Becoming a Fiddler

    • Jason Ditton
    Pages 16-43

  4. Interaction: Managing Customers

    • Jason Ditton
    Pages 44-80

  5. Structure: ‘Part-Time’ Crimes at Wellbread’s

    • Jason Ditton
    Pages 81-115

  6. Characters: Public Identity Negotiation and Managerial Reaction

    • Jason Ditton
    Pages 116-147

  7. Motives: Private Identity Preservation—Getting Caught and Getting Off

    • Jason Ditton
    Pages 148-172

  8. Conclusion: Fiddling—A Subculture of Business

    • Jason Ditton
    Pages 173-184

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 185-195
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Part-Time Crime

  • Book Subtitle: An Ethnography of Fiddling and Pilferage

  • Authors: Jason Ditton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03205-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Jason Ditton 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-03207-5Published: 01 January 1977

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-03205-1Published: 17 June 1977

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 195

  • Topics: Ethnography, Literature, general

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