SOCA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Oligopoly, Deskilling
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The more specialized the work tasks in a society the greater the division of labour it increased work tasks became more jobs; hunting wild animals, gathering edible wild plants, raising children and tending to the tribe"s spiritual needs the deskilling thesis harry braverman (1974) proposed one view of the future of work argued capitalists organize work to maximize profits three important consequences replace workers with machinery. 2nd people want to work part time and can afford to do so part time affords them that flexibility part time workers make up about 2/3 of the people working at or below minimum wage workers comprises involuntary part timers want to be working more hours women classified as good workers would make more hours if good child care or elder care were avaible maintaining your self respect in the face of low pay, benefits, security, status and creativity ester reiter (1991) study fastfood and workers were teenagers at part time jobs.
