SOC 250 - Sociology of Work

Institution:

Connecticut State Community College Quinebaug

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Description:

3 Credits This course will examine issues and concerns related to work in the United States today from a sociological perspective. Participants will learn to recognize and analyze key social, political, economic and cultural factors shaping the experience of contemporary U.S. workers. They will also learn to recognize a range of key theoretical approaches to the study of work which mark the diversity within the social scientific disciplines. In addition, they will examine work from an historical, cross-cultural and global-economic perspective to help understand what shapes the changing experience of workers in the United States, as we move into a new century. Prerequisite: SOC* 101 or ANT* 101 or ANT* 105 or permission of instructor

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.qvcc.commnet.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 412-7200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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