SOC 209 - Sociology of Work and Jobs

Institution:

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Explores the importance of work as a major source of individual and group identity, income, lifestyle and infl uence; how people fi nd jobs, why they choose a particular line of work, why they stay or leave; the diff erent occupations, the pay, prestige, privileges, power and satisfactions they bring; the rise and development of trade unions and professional organizations; how most work has become routinized, impersonal, narrowly limited, yet highly specialized; and on-the-job problems of absence, turnover, boredom, sabotage and stealing. Prerequisites: ENG 101 and SOC 101

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jjay.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 237-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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