SOC227H5 Lecture 2: SOC227 Lecture 2, September 14th 2018
Document Summary
Session #2: theories, post-industrialization, the state, current issues. The power of lobbyists in canada : warehouse in china: alibaba conducted by robots and only 4 supervisors. Terms to know feudal society mercantile infrastructure capitalism deskilling welfare capitalism polarization deterministic theory alienation managed capitalism. History of industrialization: feudal society, 16th century, model of work, 3 aspects: technology, organization of people, organization of tasks. Technology: preindustrial, some craft work (cathedrals & tools, early forestry and mining. Social status between land owning mobility and presents. Organization of tasks: two kinds, home, workshops skills had supervisory power. Work moving outside home into workshop: early industrialization. Technology: introduction of machines which is a resource of power: using power from steam coal to operate machinery, transportation. Infrastructure: electric lines, cable, electricity, water, sewage. People who were above workers but under land owning mobility. Workers get jobs in mills and factories. Women are excluded therefore not working for wages.
