Academic Calendar 2023/2024 - Work, Employment and Society

SOCI 3026  Work, Employment and Society

Prerequisites:

Any 18 credits completed

Antirequisites:

SOCI 2025, SOCI 2026

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This survey course focuses on the transformation of work in agricultural, industrial, and post-industrial social settings. Topics may include theories of work and labour, class structures, employment patterns and trends, organizational theories, women in the labour force, deindustrialization, the role of labour unions, globalization, and the meaning of work in society.