SOCI 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Scientific Management, Human Capital
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What is a good job: benefits family leave, vacation time, health positive low stress/anxiety, stable income, relatively fair/high wage, fun and meaningful, networking prospects, positive impact on self and others, autonomous. Classical approaches to understanding work: marx. Multidimensional natural selves are interested in many things, not restricted to certain task/field. Reserve army of unemployed workers for when needed. When wage is less than the value of output, you create profit: durkheim. People are focused on a specific field, leads to holistic growth and function. People need to be happy with their jobs in order to be successful (cid:862)we all ha(cid:448)e a role to play(cid:863: weber. People are natural slackers and are inclined to do the bare minimum (just enough) Strange to see some people working really hard. Views life and self as a project. Interested in agency and the culture of capitalism.
