R SOC355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ogema, Saskatchewan, Integrated Circuit, Grain Elevator
8 Feb 2017
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Chapter 2, southcott (social transformation in rural canada, 2013) 51 62: positive dimensions of globalization such as indigenous citizenship and increased economic power, voice, etc. The structure of work/labour (cid:862)glo(cid:271)alizatio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d tra(cid:374)sfor(cid:373)atio(cid:374) are a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)el(cid:455) produ(cid:272)ed at the lo(cid:272)al le(cid:448)el(cid:863) (cid:862)(cid:374)ot si(cid:373)pl(cid:455) al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s the (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)s of the glo(cid:271)al(cid:863) (cid:862)age(cid:374)ts i(cid:374) glo(cid:271)alizatio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:862)po(cid:449)er to shape(cid:863) (pg 133 -134) Workers are age(cid:374)ts of (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge: (cid:862)hours the(cid:455) are prepared to (cid:449)ork, ho(cid:449) far the(cid:455) (cid:449)ill tra(cid:448)el, (cid:449)hat they will do, how they will treat co-(cid:449)orkers(cid:863) Definition of feminism, feminist intervention, p 141. Outside of more urban areas (like the corridor between edmonton and calgary, saskatoon, Winnipeg, etc. ) there has been negative population growth. Cultural challenges since these are not very ethnically diverse communities, generally. Isolation from airports/transportation to connect you back home. Lack of social programs to help integrate immigrants into canadian society. Lack of skills training to aid with employment.
