ILRIC 2310

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ILRIC 2310
Globalization and the Sociology of Work

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

How have processes associated with globalization - including increased flows of capital and information, reconfigured patterns of labor migration, privatization and deregulation - affected work in the U.S. and internationally? In taking a sociological approach to the problem, we will see that micro-level changes in work must be contextualized in a broader analysis of economic, political, and cultural shifts which have occurred at the regional, national, and transnational levels. In particular, we will investigate the varying experiences of different social groups, and how they have each fared with the increased precarity and demands for flexibility that are the hallmarks of new work regimes emerging under globalization.

When Offered Fall or spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: 15 ILR Sophomores or permission of the instructor.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies the ILR Advanced Writing requirement.

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16878 ILRIC 2310   SEM 101

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  • How have processes associated with globalization ¿ including increased flows of capital and information, reconfigured patterns of labor migration, privatization and deregulation ¿ affected work in the U.S. and internationally? In taking a sociological approach to the problem, we will see that micro-level changes in work must be contextualized in a broader analysis of economic, political, and cultural shifts which have occurred at the regional, national, and transnational levels. In particular, we will investigate the varying experiences of different social groups, and how they have each fared with the increased precarity and demands for flexibility that are the hallmarks of new work regimes emerging under globalization.