Varieties of platform work. Platforms and social inequality in Germany and the United States

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dc.contributor.authorKrzywdzinski, Martin
dc.contributor.authorGerber, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-29T13:47:46Z
dc.date.available2023-08-29T13:47:46Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe platform economy has been criticized for exacerbating social inequalities in various ways. This study draws on these discussions and examines the extent to which social inequalities are being reproduced, reduced, or even increased within platform work. The first central question is that of the precariousness of this form of work and the vulnerability of the platform workers as a group. This is followed by a second question about the role of classical dimensions of inequality of education and gender within the group of platform workers. The study focuses on inequalities related to income, workload, and the subjective perception of platform work. It follows a comparative approach, building on institutionalist analyses developed in labor market and inequality research. The empirical analysis is based on case studies of 15 crowdwork platforms in the United States and Germany and on an online survey of crowdworkers in both countries. While platforms represent a global organizational model, they are embedded in different models of capitalism. The study shows that existing labor market segmentation and social welfare systems determine who works on platforms and to what extent. The weaker the social safety net, the more likely platform work is to be both a curse and a blessing: It offers a much needed and flexible source of income, albeit under extremely precarious conditions. The stronger the social safety net, on the other hand, the greater the market power of workers vis-à-vis the platforms.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) (grant no.: 16DII111, 16DII112, 16DII113, 16DII114, 16DII115, 16DII116, 16DII117 – „Deutsches Internet-Institut“)
dc.identifier.citationKrzywdzinski, M., & Gerber, C. (2020). Varieties of platform work. Platforms and social inequality in Germany and the United States (Weizenbaum Series, 7). Weizenbaum Institute. https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WS/7
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.34669/wi.ws/7
dc.identifier.eissn2748-5587
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/143
dc.identifier.zdb3064032-5
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWeizenbaum Institute
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWeizenbaum Series
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSociology & anthropologyen
dc.subjectEconomicsen
dc.subjectGeneral Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theoriesen
dc.subjectLabor Market Researchen
dc.subjectperceptionen
dc.subjectFederal Republic of Germanyen
dc.subjectdigitalizationen
dc.subjectworkloaden
dc.subjectlevel of educationen
dc.subjectsocial inequalityen
dc.subjecttheory of institutionsen
dc.subjectgender-specific factorsen
dc.subjectprecarious employmenten
dc.subjectinstitutionalizationen
dc.subjectUnited States of Americaen
dc.subjectlabor marketen
dc.subjectWirtschaftde
dc.subjectSoziologie, Anthropologiede
dc.subjectPlatform workde
dc.subjectInequalityde
dc.subjectArbeitsmarktforschungde
dc.subjectAllgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologiede
dc.subjectBundesrepublik Deutschlandde
dc.subjectArbeitsmarktde
dc.subjectprekäre Beschäftigungde
dc.subjectgeschlechtsspezifische Faktorende
dc.subjectWahrnehmungde
dc.subjectDigitalisierungde
dc.subjectUSAde
dc.subjectInstitutionstheoriede
dc.subjectArbeitsbelastungde
dc.subjectBildungsniveaude
dc.subjectsoziale Ungleichheitde
dc.subjectInstitutionalisierungde
dc.subject.ddc330 Wirtschaft
dc.subject.ddc300 Sozialwissenschaften
dc.titleVarieties of platform work. Platforms and social inequality in Germany and the United States
dc.typeWorkingPaper
dc.type.statuspublishedVersion
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceBerlin
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume7
local.researchgroupArbeiten in hochautomatisierten, digital-hybriden Prozessen
local.researchtopicMensch – Arbeit – Wissen
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