SOC 5330 - Sociology of Work

This course scrutinizes the ways women and men work in the United States and how the work we do affects our lives. Using a sociological perspective, we will critically examine the structure of work, major economic changes, and concerns of workers such as earnings, promotions, unemployment and the balance between work and family. In an effort to understand many of the inequalities related to work, we will challenge both the structure of our society as well as many of our commonly held unquestioned beliefs.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will become more aware of the influences of gender, race, class and sexuality in the structuring of opportunities to work and the rewards of work.
Students will develop and engage in critical thinking concerning both theoretical and empirical research, evaluate its strengths and weaknesses and communicate that knowledge in both oral and written forms.
Students will understand current trends in the social organization of work.
Students will understand the theories and methods used to produce scholarship in the sociology of work
Students will understand the theories and methods used to produce scholarship in the sociology of work.