SOC-1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: General Social Survey, 40 Minutes, Harry Braverman
13 Oct 2018
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Work - in sociology, in defined as the carrying out of tasks, which involves the expenditure of mental and physical effort, and its objective is the production of goods and service that cater to human needs. Economy - is the institution that organized the production, distribution, and exchange of goods and services. At the macro level of analysis, sociologists are interested in studying things such as occupational structure, (canada, the united states, and global economies), and how changes in technology lead to changes in demographics. At the micro level of analysis, sociologists look at topics such as the demands that the workplace and occupations place on workers" sense of self and identity, and that influence of work on families. Time spent with family: general social survey on. Time use in canada: workers are spending less time with family than they did 20 years ago.
