SOC 3308 Sociology of Work
3 units
Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Sociological analysis of the currents of thought and concepts inherent to the study of work. Questioning: employment and precariousness, gig economy, platforms, technological changes, teleworking, employment equity. Main objects of analysis: development of workers' movements, political relations, migration, unpaid work. Social, racial, gendered, and international divisions of labor. Alternative forms of the capital-labour relationship; imperialism; post capitalism.
Components:
Lecture
Requirements:
Prerequisite: 18 units in SOC or 54 university units.
Previously Offered Terms:
Fall
Winter
French Equivalent:
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4.63
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