The problems of industrialization are central to public life and it has been the task of industrial sociologist to deal with these problems. This book provides a through introduction to an increasingly complex field of study. INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY presents, in a systematic format, many of the most important empirical studies on the various dimensions of industrial society and assesses their validity for theoretical generalization. It covers a wide body of material and develops topics such as industrialization and the nature of industrial society, the consequences of technology for division of labor and workers, small groups in industry, work motivation, the rise of large corporations and professional managers, the working class, trade unions, industrial conflict, and industrial democracy. There is also an annotated bibliography.