SOC 3308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: André Gorz, Productivism, Double Burden
7 Dec 2016
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Need: brief summary, links from text/class discussion. Cbc article: edmonton filmmaker turns lens on nhl tough guys. Professional athletes non-traditional work (cid:498)job(cid:499) to beat people up on ice (cid:523)enforcers(cid:524) Health implications concussions, career-ending injuries (enforcers become vulnerable) legal implications/rights salary, breaks, vacations, injuries. Symbols of work: work environment, uniform, posture, technology. )mpact our perception of what is considered (cid:498)work(cid:499: general consensus of what a workplace looks like. Difference between work and non-work: seldom lies with the activity itself and more generally with the social context that supports the activity. Social construction of meaning: experiences derive their meaning and significance in the context of social interpretations. Orientations to work employment (military, ngo, government) merely meant to pay for rent, tuition etc. : way in which workers order their wants and expectations relative to their. Idea that young people with less responsibility are less likely to be hired/good employees: karl marx, self-realization through work, ultimate aim of society is to be productivist.
