1. Do you think that Sennet exaggerates the importance of paid employment in people’s lives and their sense of identity and who they are? If so, what else can be a key source of identity for...

1. Do you think that Sennet exaggerates the importance of paid employment in people’s lives and their sense of identity and who they are? If so, what else can be a key source of identity for individuals?

2. The jobs discussed in the above extract are ones that are generally considered to be part of the ‘service sector’. Do you think that they fit well into Bell’s vision of ‘service employment’ in a ‘post-industrial’ society?