[SOCA02H3] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (35 pages long!)
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10,000 years ago, people would herd cattle and grow crops using hand tools. Then 5,000 years ago, they invented the plow and attached it to animals; this increased productivity (the amount of goods or services produced for every hour worked) Based on the production of finished goods and trade in markets. International exploration, trade helped stimulate the growth of markets (social relations that regulate the exchange of goods and services) Currently dominant; by automating much factory and office work, the computer accelerated this shift in service jobs in the last third of the 20th century. In canada, more that of the labour force is employed in the service sector (housekeeping, nursing, teaching, etc) Division of labour: the specialization of work tasks. The more specialized the work the greater the division of labour. Bad jo(cid:271)s ofte(cid:374) (cid:272)alled (cid:862)dead-e(cid:374)d jo(cid:271)s(cid:863) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t pay (cid:373)u(cid:272)h, a(cid:374)d (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)e the performance of routine tasks under close supervision.
