Sociology 2105A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Proletarianization, Living Wage, Youth Studies

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2105A/B
• Professor: James Cote

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Gone are the days when young people simply assumed the same occupations as their parents, learned work skills as part of household production, or assumed an apprenticeship in the case of males. Most of the population now sells its labour and, to be part of a labour market people need certain credentials and certificates to prove their skills. The time taken to assume full-time work roles providing a living wage is now longer and the process of qualifying for these work roles requires remaining in educational systems. The political-economy perspective identifies the relentless proletarianization of the young. The technological advances that have continually displaced human labour throughout the history of industrial capitalism have more recently displaced many entry-level jobs. Many lower-le(cid:448)el jo(cid:271)s ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)outsour(cid:272)ed(cid:863) fro(cid:373) ri(cid:272)her to poorer (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tries (cid:449)here labour is extremely cheap. As a result of these technological and global-labour changes, the service sectors have become the predominant employers.