Geography 2420A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Deindustrialization, Devaluation, Pink-Collar Worker
18 Dec 2019
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Take note of physical explanation, and then followed by aptitude of men versus women explanation (see lecture slides; textbook pages 404-405) How ~ vary in different countries n culture (housework, shopping, care, volunteering; time spent- female>male) Individual negotiations & power relations w/in households impact task division: key process shaping our working lives can"t just be seen as relationship btw employer n employee. New set of power relations the concept of patriarchy (see lecture slides; textbook page 409) Subordination of women useful to capitalist enterprises seeking controllable and compliant employees. Women and workforce differences in men and women participation in workforce (see lectures slides; textbook pages 410-413: expectations of motherhood n marriage limits labour participation, overall global + in participation w/ differences btw developed/developing ctrys. Deindustrialization in developed. spurring growth of service sector. Lvs of pay nn job security have making dual income families necessary.
