SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Deeper Understanding, Sociological Inquiry, Motherhood Penalty
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Focus: the nature of work and its effects on us; our well-being. Informed by a tradition in sociology on the relationship between the social organization of work and personal functioning (e. g. , marx) Alienation: the structural conditions of work lead to workers" lack of power over their work and lives (theory by carl marx- alienation stems from capitalism) Roots in capitalism: workers do not have control over the means of production or the products of their labour and puts control in the hands of owners. We don"t read marx in this course, but we recognize the importance of his work and his theories, especially in precarious work and creative and challenging work. We"ll be looking an many different working conditions in the 21st century. As you enter the work role, you may experience Having to fake emotions on your job that you don"t actually feel- for anyone in sales or retail, it"s very relevant.
