SOC207H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Stratification, List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series, Group Cohesiveness
Document Summary
Introductory course covering work and industrialization in canada today. The strain of balancing work and personal life. Work overload, unexpected job loss, under-employment, career changes, suddenly having to do unpleasant work (demanded from management) Experience workplace discrimination, harassment, bullying = important economic consequences and social implications. Understand what to expect (both positive and negative) when you enter the labour market as a non-student. Industrial capitalism and its effects (social effects) not in textbook. Work can be defined as an activity that produces a good or service, for one"s own use (domestic labour, homework etc) or in exchange for pay (office work) or support (people are not being paid, extreme condition= slavery) Forced= performed under coercion for little or no pay (slavery and the dog pulling sled) a workplace- but he activity is carried out by inanimate machines, so it is: Non-market work= nonpaid work performed for oneself for others.
