SOCY 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Mercantilism, Job Security, 7 Women

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

Corporate hierarchy determination: there are numerous social variables which also contribute to where individuals are located in the. The putting out system: the putting out system, as merchant capitalists took over control of production they developed this system, involved peasant families working from their own homes took the raw material merchant supply and. Put out a produce that the merchants purchased and could sell for profit in the market: this system allows for the labour process to be easily adapted. Dimensional creep : dimensional creep refers to the fact that not all parts are the same size so the dimensions of the car can creep upwards or downwards as pieces are filed. Fordism: ford obsesses over detail, interchangeability, simplicity, and standardization allows ford to eliminate the expensive assemblers who previously had the task of making all the different parts fit and function together.