1869, Ep. 150 with Claudia Strauss, author of What Work Means

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In this episode, we speak with Claudia Strauss, author of the new book What Work Means: Beyond the Puritan Work Ethic. Claudia Strauss is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Pitzer College. She is the author of Making Sense of Public Opinion and coauthor of A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning.

We spoke to Claudia about her research on Americans’ attitudes towards work; what she found were the two most prevalent views that Americans have about their work lives; and, why, despite dire warnings in the media, Americans still want to work in the Post-COVID employment landscape.