SOCI 312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Animal Husbandry, Labour Power, Employment-To-Population Ratio
23 May 2016
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The proportion of the population in the labour force (holding a job or actively looking for a job) Employment rate + unemployment rate = labour force participation rate. Trends in canada: increased since 1976, majority of canadians are in labour force, more men in labour force than women but large entry of women into labour force in recent years. Job: merriam-webster: the work that a person regularly does to earn money, sociologists: detailed description of a person"s work, providing information about where and for whom work is being done. Occupation: bureau of labour stats: a set of activities that employees are paid to perform, sociologists: the kind of work usually done for a living. Industry: bureau of labour stats: a group of establishments that provide similar products or provide similar services, shift towards service industries in recent years. Division of labour by sex and age, little stratification.
