SOC103H1 Chapter 1: CH1.WORK AND THE ECONOMY
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Sociologist shoshana zuboff found that after computerization, worker experience less freedom and happiness in workplace they present a different image: tech suppose to allow individuals to become more free and creative however it has not. Agricultural revolution: people began to plant crops. Increased in productivity (refers to the amount of goods or services produced for every hour worked) Industrial revolution: international exploration, trade, and commerce helped stimulate growth of markets (social relations that regulate the exchange of goods and services price are established by supply and the demand: late 1700s began in england. Post-industrial revolution: service jobs became more available: of labour force in canada. Division of labour: the specialization of work tasks, the more specialized the work tasks in a society, the greater the division of labour (cid:862)good(cid:863) v (cid:862)bad job . John lie def: bad = low pay and routine task + close supervision. Good = well paid good environment, freedom, and secured.
