SOSC 1510 Chapter Notes -United States

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1510
• Professor: David Langille

Document Summary

Explain the growth of the service sector in canada and the implications for canadian workers: rise of the service sector grew because of new technologies, service sector is tertiary (not primary or secondary, services are here to stay and are growing, more opportunity for employment and growth, use to be a minor sector before, most women work in the service sector, shows more resistance to recession compared to manufacturing, statistics has found that some service industries, such as health care and education, are countercyclical, or may actually increase in number of jobs during a recession, due to increased demand for these services, growth of the service sector. In 2008 almost 77% were in services: why did the service sector grow, productivity increases in manufacturing and resource industries= fewer workers needed, higher incomes lead in increased demands for services for example recreation, restaurants, etc, state provides more education and health care, upper tier, education, health, welfare, business, finance.