Sociology Of Work

This course is an examination of work, its organization, and the way work and our understanding of work changed over time. The readings and class discussion will draw on Anthropology, History, Economics, Sociology and Political Science to explore the history and origins of work from agriculture through the emergence of the industrial age into the current knowledge-based workplace. We will look into how work gets organized, whose interests are served by this organization of work, what alternative organizational structures are available to society, and how individuals are impacted by decisions both under their control and not under their control concerning a range of social and human capital attributes.