Sociology 2239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Tertiary Sector Of The Economy, Social Inequality, Secondary Sector Of The Economy
22 Feb 2016
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Various rights and privileges are assigned on the basis of age-group location. Ex: o mandatory retirement (not in canada although there are some exception: min. age various with age (on, students under age 18, higher representation of youth in precarious jobs. Cultural meanings that individuals attribute to specific age groups depend on the specific social context: ex: childhood is a recent social invention and the meaning of adulthood. Besides socially constructed nature of chronological age groups, the meanings we attributed to these categories are changing as well: ex: adulthood. Not only are the defining characteristics of adulthood changing, but also the tie it takes to achieve. It takes longer to make the transition to adulthood today than decades ago. Changing labour market: significant shift towards service sector in employment. Labour market sectors: primary sector, agriculture, forestry, mining, natural resources, secondary sector, manufacturing and construction, tertiary sector, service sector (retail, accommodation, hospitals, etc. , quaternary sector i.
