SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cirque Du Soleil, Social Capital, Steam Engine
Document Summary
Soc 227 work & occupations session #2. Social culture: early industrialization, industrial capitalism, corporate concentration, post-industrial society. Readings notes: text, chap 1: 10-37 jobs are important for the wellbeing of society. Bad management (company does something injudicious, technology, jobs go somewhere else free trade and globalization) Cirque du soleil: laying off 400 employees + cancelling show, restructuring to rein in costs, rapid expansion = costs, people losing jobs. Rolly bicycles one of the oldest names in bicycles will end production in. Canada this year, reason = increase in offshore production, laying off employees, people buying bikes from companies offshore (cheaper to buy a bike from china than in canada) Information about test on website (course info sheets have some more) Tips on how to study + sample questions! Know terms from the textbook + lecture outline notes, look up terms that you haven"t encountered before. Social capital = networking, making contact w. people who might be useful to you.
