SOCIOL 1A06- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 32 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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Hard to plan life, borrow money, etc. Not able to nd another job at that income level, seen as too old . Overquali cation measured as the proportion of individuals with a university degree who work in occupations that require a high school education. 2001: some groups more at risk (younger workers, immigrants, commerce/arts/ humanities) working in retail. Less susceptible for being overquali ed: unionized workers, full-time basis, studied sciences/health. Using this measure, 18% of university graduates (aged 25-34) were overquali ed in 2011. The higher the university certi cation, the less likely to have a job the only requires high school. Globalization ( deindustrialization : decline in manufacturing sector and expansion of service sector) Good" jobs in primary labour market (internal job shelters) Bigger companies, high levels of education, higher salaries, better job security, usually bene ts or pensions. Workers are sheltered from dif culties of what a lot of canadian workers endure.
