Detailed Book Review: 'Hard Work' by Polly Toynbee - Social Analysis

This report provides a detailed book review of Polly Toynbee's 'Hard Work,' focusing on its critical analysis, evaluation, and significance within a sociological context. The review explores the book's themes of poverty, low-wage work, and social issues prevalent at the time of its writing. It delves into the author's background, perspective, and methodology, highlighting how Toynbee aimed to raise awareness about the struggles faced by low-wage workers. The review also discusses the book's portrayal of social and political injustices, the challenges faced by the author in documenting these issues, and the lasting legacy of the work. It further examines the book's strengths and weaknesses, including its comprehensive coverage of social issues and potential drawbacks such as focusing primarily on problems without offering solutions. Desklib offers this and other student-contributed documents to aid in academic study.

Book review HARD WORK
from POLLY TOYNBEE

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
The context of the book...............................................................................................................2
The author....................................................................................................................................3
The back ground and perspective................................................................................................3
Method and methodology............................................................................................................4
The Book itself............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
This entire report focuses on book review. Book review States about description critical analysis
and evaluation of the quality significance meaning and the entire metal which has been written in
the book and how the matter is related to the research is explained by the book. The main
purpose of this book is to guide its potential readers and provide them in-depth knowledge and
information they were looking for (Dwyer, 2018). Review of book provides a concise review and
summarisation of research. The major purpose of reading a book for The Reader is that they
want to get connect with the ideas and knowledge given by the particular book. If people don’t
have any idea about anything about any subject then they can simply go through to a book and
get all the knowledge which is needed by them. This report provides detailed information about
the author and their life experiences. Along with the background and prospective has also been
elaborated in this report. Apart from this various methodologies and methods have been
explained in this report and what special data is being produced to consider the ethical issues and
their pros and cons has also been described by this report. This report produces the detailed
information and over you about the book and its themes apart from this what all issues and
arguments has been faced by the book is also mentioned in this report. This report also provides
information about The Legacy of the book as the book leave any Legacy and significance on the
reader is also being explained in this report.
The context of the book
At the time of writing of this book that was uncertain situation related to social and political
downturns. Poverty was continuously increasing and people one facing notes of issues due to
unemployment and poverty. Apart from this government was also trying to make certain political
changes in the economy so that the overall down of the country can be reduced. For this reason
the entire book focuses on the analysis of poor who are present in the society and it also States
about the low paid work how people were getting low wages in against of their work. The overall
situation of the economy was not good because lots of people losing their jobs and therefore
people were getting very less employment opportunity and those who already have any kind of
work they were getting low wages and that is one of the biggest issues at the time of writing of
this book. This report provides detailed information about the tracking and excellent life of
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people and how they were surviving by getting meaning wages. The writer was facing a lot of
issues while writing the book because the situation was worst and people had to live in worst
states and they have to work in hospitals care assistants because all of them have lost their jobs
(Graham and et.al 2017). At the time of writing this book society was also facing many
difficulties they were getting dull food but even though they were eating them due to poverty the
overall budget of the country get failed and politicians were unable to do something in favour of
people and they were also not providing jobs in Government departments.
The author
Author of this book is Arnold J. Toynbee. The author of this book was a British historian and a
philosopher of history. Author has written numerous book and research in their life. Author of
this book was also remain secretary for the charity organisation Society for so long but they were
always having and enthusiasm to write book and novels which represents the overall issues of
the society because they want to represent a view two people about portable issues and
difficulties in other part of the society. As per the professional life of the author is concerned this
author has started his schooling and college from Oxford and after that they pursued various
courses from London School of Economics and author has also been a part of Royal Institute of
international affairs so that they can provide in depth knowledge to their readers. The main
objective of writing this book is that the author wants to show the situation how people lived
with minimum wages and how people have left their jobs and employment. Author has faced
difficult situation because I have to write everything in every situation which was happening at
that time without having knowledge of the government otherwise author will have to face a lot of
difficulties (Kossek and et.al 2018). This represents the situation of low pay in the entire country
and how people live in the situation and author had to uncover the entire society and the situation
which was very tough job which is being done by the author. Author has represented tough
portfolio of social and political justice in the entire country.
The back ground and perspective
The main objective of this book is to creator environment for low wage in the society how
people left their job has also been described by this book. So the reason the author did not take
any kind of commission because an objective was to spread awareness about the situations
through which people has to go to and them to left their jobs. It is one of the breath-taking book
because it provides all the accurate information about the situation show that upcoming
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generation can also get to know that what had happened in the past and how people survived and
for this reason author did not charge any kind of extra income and commission for this book
(Puttick,2019). The main objective of writing this book is to tell the situation of poverty and
political changes so that more and more people come to know about all the difficulties and issues
which have been faced by people at the past. This report provides detailed information about the
patients and hard work of people which they have to go through in the past situation and author
and cover all the facts and figures and therefore this book become so popular.
Method and methodology
The book is one of the most probable approach that is written by the other end times that have
reflected upon the circumstances which are usually seen in modern phenomena. The entire
methodology of the book will bring about the sociological issues along with the personal
existence and more towards determining the fact of a person or a labour who has earning their
daily wages. It is one of the typical approach that is being depicted by the other to distinguish
between the characteristics that will fall in regard to a person who is critically oriented with a job
or a work that is particularly being differentiated by the kind of waste that is being given (Seaber,
2017). The author in this book will portray about her on struggle of forgetting the compensation
for the kind of job she has been working. The entire scenario has portrayed upon different
difficulties that are brought about by the social logical issues along with ethical principles. It is
said that the author has come across difficult situation in life where she was paid with the
minimum wages although there is enough of dedication that she has both upon the work. Being a
woman how she has been able to tackle with the situation is being put forth in this book along
with the identification towards problems. One may not be able to identify the fact that the kind of
dedication that is put forth in a job or at work well never enjoyed the particle repair and that is
what is being portrayed in this book. The book has brought about a limelight over the
circumstances that pertain in a job and that has been one of the advantage for the entire scripture.
Many reviews states that the book is of a wide knowledge that is depicted over the regular
natural phenomena and the kind of struggles that are being faced by people all around (Henman,
2019). Every situation and every struggle that the other came across in her life for shelter as well
as the discrimination that has been portrayed with regard to job is particularly explained in this
book. Since the entire concept is relating to the social logical issues that usually part and the
book has evolved to be one of the advantages measure where there are certain policies that are
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being incorporated by the other to win over the circumstances. The book has been published long
ago but still it is able to cover the entire scenario that people are usually going through. Although
there are certain advantages that are in relation to the book yet there are also disadvantages like
the author has brought up many concerns like only portraying the problems that are associated
with the job and that is being one of the boring aspect for few readers. Joblessness as well as the
less compensation that is being given to people working in the labour on a daily wage is
considered to be one of the most determinant factor that is usually seen everywhere. The
compensation that is in regard to the kind of work that is being stipulated is not very good for
many of the employees. All the effort and regulations that will fall in regard to employees at
certain organisations will not abide by the laws and there are certain conclusions that draw based
on the measures that are being taken up. All these are being portrayed in a sense of making
people understand the struggle as well as the hustle that is oriented with purpose as well as a kind
of pay that is being given by people (Chambers, 2017).
The Book itself
This book will bring about a comfortable life of the order who is Polly Toynbee. The book is one
of the depiction that will bring about the entire scenario of minimum wages that are paid to
people who are working really hard. There is a criteria where the order in this scenario as a
journalist and his working against all the challenges that are usually portrayed on a day-to-day
basis. Britain is one of the most challenging atmosphere as well as the country where there are
many barriers that will come across work prospect and also people will discover different aspects
that are in regard to the pay concerns (Jones, 2020). This book will highlight the fact that reorder
being a lady is working for a minimum wage and that is in this regard is suspected to be one of
the deteriorating aspect which is demonstrated by the other in enormous waste. It is so pleasing
to come across different similarities that will portray in the society and every reason that is being
depicted in the book is of a catchy statement and also bringing about a fall out on the society.
The poverty at work is considered to be one of the most probable factor where there are many
unemployed people who are working very hard for their daily wages. Also there are certain
circumstances where the order will highlight the fact that there are people who are working hard
in order to look after their families as well as children and this is regarded to be one of the
probable entity which is not enough to cope up with the circumstances. There is a kind portrayal
of the fact that bring about the variations and describing the sentences to bring about an
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understanding that is fortunately related to many people all around. There are certain rules and
regulations that are following in regard to the government and these are also resembling certain
issues which are compared to be one of the ongoing circumstances and the other describes
everything in an emotional and the misery aspect which is regarded to be one of the exhausting
one (Jones, 2018). She also engages in the fact that the low wages that are being portrayed by
organisations towards work is a kind of strain that every labour will eventually face and this
attitude is considered to be one of the in appropriate one. The fact that the author is working as a
journalist and receiving a minimum wage for all the basic things that she usually does is one of
the most gruesome fact that the other is highlighting. The author brought about different
employment examples that are in regard to job less and that will also portray certain lifestyles as
a device sitting Lifestyle which is followed by poverty. This has benefited many people because
it is truly the one that is pertaining in day to day existence and the working agencies as well as
the contractor that are in regard to all the working policies are maintaining a strategic
environment that the wages that are paid for people are regardless of what their working for (Day
and et.al, 2020). There are certain situations where the other is a little annoying where she only
depicted the criteria of being nave and that is sometimes for trade to be one of the disadvantage
to the book. Also there are certain circumstances that are being exposed the criteria that
mentioning the workforce to be the benefit trap with regard to the surrounding odd. The report
also highlights the part that in British there are certain organisations that are usually more
towards providing employees with certain regulations and also good minimum wages act there
are certain instances where people will have to get abided by the rules of the company. All these
are being portrayed in this book.
CONCLUSION
The entire report concludes upon highlighting the aspect of the book that is written by Polly
Toynbee. Through this report one can easily understand the context of the book along with
certain circumstances that are being affected. There is a review that is generated by the book and
the reader can particularly understand the connection between different situations that are
detailed in the book along with the things that are significant. The author in this book have put
forth certain circumstances that are deriving about the minimum wages in a workspace that is
one of the difficult situation which is being turtle by many people. Although facing all these
difficulties and also in during the fact that the social logical issues are regarded to be one of the
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most portable issues and also the societal difficulties are regarded to be one of the most
favourable aspects for people to direct of challenges is what is being depicted in this report to
stop the background and perspective of the book is being presented where the environment of the
entire scenario is being portrayed. The method and methodology of the book along with the
advantages as well as the disadvantages are being depicted in this book. Also differentiate upon
the ethical principles the author is being highlighted as one of the most auspicious entity that is
probably related to the circumstances around. The book itself is being presented in this report
from which one can easily understand the aspect of what the author is usually dealing with.
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