SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Group, The Communist Manifesto, Labour Law
1 Apr 2013
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John kenneth galibrith -> suggests we need to work on our vocabulary because work has so many meanings. Reinhart -> work is an activity central to lives of human beings and differentiates us from other forms of life. Only humans can take raw things from the environment and in the process change their nature and uses. Employed adults spend a third of their time on the job. Work shapes our personality, offers sense of accomplishment, meaningfulness, source of pride or shame. Work is a contested concept in social science. Burton russell -> there is 2 kinds of work. The first type of work tends to be unpleasant, poorly paid, and dangerous. The second tends to be pleasant, well paid, and usually safe. It is leisure not work that advances the cause of civilization. There can be no leisure without work therefore the first kind of work is necessary; however it should be spread around.
