SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Blue-Collar Worker, Social Inequality, Deskilling

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

Socy 122 - introduction to sociology - lecture 5: sociology of inequality. Post-wwii unionization grew 1960s and 1970s sharp rise in public service worker. For female workers as a whole, median hourly wage 34% higher for unionized workers; For male workers as a whole, median hourly wage 22% higher for unionized workers; From 1980s onwards changes in employment (part-time, privatized, service sector) 2010 4. 5 million of 14. 4 million canadian workers unionized (31. 6% male, 31. 8% female) Decline in traditional blue collar, male workforce (1981 42% of male workers unionized. ~ 60% of workers in education, public administration, health, and social service work are. Cost of accepting offer vs. cost of strike. Age, gender, education, industry and occupation constant 14% difference. Social organization of work creates conditions of power within societies. A functioning economy is critical to every society capital holds critical resources. The globalization of the economy makes employment increasingly precarious. Ontological nature of labour & the logic of collective action.