Perceptions and Aspirations of Industrial Workers: A Sociological Analysis of the Workers of Aligarh Lock Industry

Perceptions and Aspirations of Industrial Workers by Dr. Syed Karamat Ali, is a sociological Study of the workers employed by small industries, which mostly have proprietorship holdings and manufacture small consumable products or equipment. Dr. Ali, particularly focuses on the Lock Industry of Aligarh which employs the huge mass of skilled and semi-skilled industrial workers, coming from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, having different cultures, customs and need. Dr. Ali penetrates their domain to get many first person accounts where they reveal their minds and soul. The result is an unforeseen account of the industrial working classes through the eyes of a scholar, who reads their minds and puts the collected facts in his analytical crucible. The book is definitely and useful reference for institutions, scholars and general reader.