SOC 252 - Work and the Culture of Employment

5 CR

Got a job? Need a job? Don’t want a job? What does it mean to be a worker? Understand the complexities of workers, poverty, and social reform. See yourself as a worker, and understand what that may mean. Topics may include Unions, the class system in America, and the idea of a “good job.”

Course Outcomes

Describe how work and being a “worker” are raced, classed, and gendered.
Analyze various theories on the social construction of class.
Describe the active role workers have played in shaping and challenging working conditions and explain why.

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

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