SOC246H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading week 8: Social Relation, Generation, Focus Group
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A life course perspective on it work marshall. This article illustrates the approach with findings in two areas: how people make careers in changing work structures, and age and generational stratification issues. Workforce aging in the new economy project: a comparative study of information. Technology firms, or wane examines both the social psychological and the structural or organizational aspects of information technology employment. The study is strongly informed by the life course perspective. We focused on small- and medium-sized it enterprises (smes) on which very little research has been conducted. In-depth, qualitative interviews were conducted with company executives, hr managers, and employees in various occupational groups. Respondents were asked about their personal histories and experiences with it work, and management were asked their views about the it field in general. A web survey of managers and employees solicited information about demographic characteristics, work history, attitudes about older and younger workers, nonstandard employment practices, and so on.
