SOC227H5 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Where We Are, Free Trade, Canada
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Automation and job loss in canada: we are receiving better jobs than our parents now, technology now available that can do jobs that were once available for humans. For example, car factories (difference = dark because robots don"t need overhead lights to see) Things we thought machines couldn"t do are happening (artificial intelligence) Current fear = robot substitution on greater scale. Economists position = it"s not as bad as we think : university students are having issues finding professional jobs when they leave school, 2009 great recession = employment rate decreased dramatically. Since then net trend has been down. Canadian economy does not provide as many paid jobs as it used to. Intro to the course: attending class is important! Lecture notes are not posted, only outlines. Interpretation: the lower the male-female power difference = more gender harassment, higher proportion of males = more gender harassment, indirect effect: Eg #1: sex, dominance behaviours, and room size.
