SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Ageism, Temporary Work, Deindustrialization
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Service sector is the most prominent sector of labour market. Jobs have become polarized into good and bad jobs. Good jobs in primary labour market ( internal job shelters ) Disproportionate number of workers that have a higher level of education. Workers in these job setting experience more benefits. Bad jobs in secondary labour market (job ghettos ) Few are afforded medical benefits and pensions. Jobs that are not monday to friday 9-5. Much of this is involuntary ( people don"t want to be doing this work) Tend to have impacts on physical health and social relationships. Corporate downsizing: lowered retirement savings, and they determine they have to work longer. Unemployment (rates are lower; but unemployed longer) Ageism, discrimination: older workers face stereotypes. I want to continue working as long as i can. 1/5 with a university education were overqualified for their job in. Groups most at risk: younger workers, immigrants, people who had studied commerce, arts, humanities.