SOC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: White Collar Blue, Labor Market Segmentation, Blue-Collar Worker
23 Apr 2016
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Knowledge was the new basis of power and knowledge workers such as scientists, professionals became the new elite, their rise in power and wealth contributed to greater inequality. Shifts in employment patterns across industries have created jobs on the upper lever and on the lower level but not much in the middle which creates more polarization in the labor market. Assumes that the labor market is one, large, open arena in which everyone with similar qualifications competes on the same basis for available jobs. The market rewards those who have the great human capital as measured by education, experience, training, and ability. Doesn"t address the employers hiring practices or organization of work on inequality. Simply assumes that employers hire due to the potential employees ability. Says that labor markets are unequal segments, it examines the barriers that many qualified individuals face when trying to enter the primary labor market.
