MGMT 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Precarious Work, Blue-Collar Worker, Precarity
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(cid:862)precarious work, insecure workers: employment relations in transition(cid:863) notes. Work is central to individual identify, social stratification, social order, and the kinds of problems we need to address. Precarious work- employment that is uncertain, u(cid:374)predi(cid:272)ta(cid:271)le, a(cid:374)d risk(cid:455) fro(cid:373) the (cid:449)orker(cid:859)s pov: results in distress, has huge ramifications for the workplace and non-work individuals. Job loss can trigger loss of health insurance, enhanced debt, mortgage foreclosure. Reasons for the growth of precarious work in the us. Precarious work started in the mid to late 1970s, because they were challenged by asian countries in the automobile and steel industries. Labor force became more diverse; more women in the workplace; older workforce. The context of precarity and the us case. Free, flexible markets led to demands for greater security in the 30s and now in the 2000s. Regulated markets led to demands by business for more flexibility in the 1970s.
