The nature of white-collar work is varying over time through the changes at different levels and influenced by social changes. Any explanation of changes could merely reflect them to certain extent and contribute to only part of the facts. White-collar work refers to 'employees who perform knowledge work, such as those in professional, managerial or administrative positions.' Comparing with blue -collar workers who act on materials, white-collar workers 'act with other people' (Haralambos, 2000, p701). …showed first 75 words of 1891 total…

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