SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - State Ownership, Co-Determination, Economic Sociology
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Soc chap 13 notes: work and the economy. 3 revolutionary events have taken place in the history of human labour: the development of agriculture, development of modern industry, and the development of the service sector. Between 10,000 ya and 5,000 ya people stopped living in nomadic tribes and began to herd cattle and grow crops. They invented the plow and productivity soared: productivity: the amount produced for every hour of work, in the late 19th century, canada was a leader in wheat production, as well as extracting staples like timber, cod, or nickel. Markets: social relations that regulate the exchange of goods and services. Prices of goods and services are established by supply and demand. The computer is to the service sector as the steam engine was to manufacturing and the plow was to agriculture. These revolutions altered the way work was socially organized, increasing the division of labour. Division of labour is the amount of specialized work tasks.
