Sociology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: General Social Survey, Labour Force Survey, Emotional Labor

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1027A/B
• Professor: Wolfgang Lehmann

Document Summary

First industrial revolution (1700s-early 1900s: factory production. Second industrial revolution (early to mid 20th century: fordist production: assembly line. Mass consumption: monopoly capitalism, rise of management as a, profession, service work, welfare state. Fiscal policy: industrialization and urbanization lead to unique issues addressed by a new type of social science: sociology. The modern face of industrial work: in industrial nations: Changed/improvements in production process: in developing nations: Like early industrialization in europe and us. The post-industrial era third industrial revolution (now: robotics & new communication technologies, expansion of international trade, global networking of financial markets, off-shoring of work (sweatshops, e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)sio(cid:374) of (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:449)l(cid:455) i(cid:374)dustrialized (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tries(cid:863, knowledge economy. Is canada a knowledge economy: yes, if we look at the increase in educational attainment. Canadian labor market: where do people work: three labor market sectors: Primary sector: agriculture, forestry, mining, natural resources. Tertiary sector: service sector, today: significant shift toward employment in tertiary/service sector. Explaining the shift toward service work: organizational.