CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cultural Imperialism, Child Care, Tabula Rasa

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 1F90
• Professor: Shauna Pomerantz

Document Summary

Welcome to mcworld: child labour & work around the globe. Low paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement . Regular army of cheap, young, student labour (allan et al. , 2005, p. 417) Losing jobs to adults who need work. You can enjoy your home countries", comforting food anywhere you are in the world: a sense of belonging. Prep time for a whopper = 23 sec. Fast food workers strike across the u. s. in 150 cities. Living wage vs. minimum wage: living wage: Minimum amount to meet basic needs: minimum wage: Lowest amount employer can pay by law; legislated provincially (canada) Exploitation: employer taking unfair advantage of employee, no/low wages, long hours, unsafe conditions, abuse, harassment. Child labour or chores: cool springs ranch, saskatchewan 2014. Family forced to remove daughters 8 and 10 from certain farm work. Brought chickens to slaughter, chicken processing plant, prepared for sale.