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Human work and its discontents . In: VILAS BOAS, Ana Alice (Ed.).

Year of publication: 2,011 Publication: Rijeka : inTech;  2017. Quality of life and quality of working life. cap. 14, p. 265-283. Pagination:   Authors: SANT'ANNA, Anderson de Souza;  KILIMNIK, Zélia Miranda;  DINIZ, Daniela Martins. Type of Publication: Book’s Chapter Main Author: Sant'Anna, Anderson de Souza Other Authors: SANT'ANNA, Anderson de Souza;  KILIMNIK, Zélia Miranda;  DINIZ, Daniela Martins. Summary: The objective of the proposed chapter is to discuss the evolution of research on meanings and quality of life at work, highlighting gaps and emphasizing the way the approach that articulates “work” and “human suffering” can contribute to advance in contemporary studies in this field [1]. Given its centrality in people's life and in society development, work has been analyzed from different perspectives and methodological-theoretical-conceptual approaches [2–5]. Notwithstanding the plurality of views on the theme, it is generally possible to define it as an activity that has an objective and is aimed at producing some personal or collective result that is objectively and/or subjectively useful. It can also be carried out within the space of employment, employment being understood as the set of remunerated activities performed within a system that is economically organized and marked by institutionalized exchange relations. Language: Português Reference Number: 331.4 Q1 2017