1. Introduction : Homo Faber --
Toward a definition of work --
The change in attitudes toward work --
Sources of dissatisfaction --
What can be done -- a "social efficiency" model --
Extension of corporate responsibility --
2. Problems of American workers --
The young worker -- challenging the work ethic? --
Perspectives on women and work --
Older workers and retirement --
Work and other physical illnesses --
Work and mental health --
4. The redesign of jobs --
Recapitulation of the problem --
Solutions : reforms and innovations in the workplace --
Obstacles to the redesign of jobs --
The role of the trade unions --
The role of the government in job redesign --
5. Work, education, and job mobility --
6. Federal work strategies --
Pursuing full employment --
Appendix : Case studies in the humanization of work --
Authors of commissioned papers and consultants to the Task Force --
Commissioned papers, by author --
