SOCB54H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Textile Industry, Industrial Revolution, Feudalism
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Work is defined as human effort - physical and mental. Required for producing goods & services that fulfill human needs survival and cultural. People prefer to work in lower paying jobs rather than go on welfare. Ex: lottery winners who choose to keep working. Work can be a source of good & bad, misery & fulfillment. Precarious employment the case of zainab taiyeb. Meaning - working without pay in exchange for training & improved job prospects. Jainna patel - math & stats grad for mcmaster. Legality of these internships up for debate. Spent 5 weeks - professional mgmt program: doing a lot of work but no training, lured into the program with the promise of gaining valuable training for which she was willing to forgo pay. Instead, when she started working, did menial tasks - transcribing video, calls, filing spreadsheets, until midnight most nights.
