Chapter 12: Jobs, Occupations, and Professions

Division of Labor

specialization of individuals into different tasks in an econ. system or an org.

labor market

process where workers and employers find each other; split by occupations

Changes in labor market by industry and occupation

decrease of manufacturing jobs, increase of professional services

increase of professional occupations 

post-industrial society 

economic growth determined by knowledge and professional expertise 

gig economy

flexibility but less security and no benefits

self-employment

increase through professional freelancers + in-home care

labor process

how jobs are organized and controlled by managers and bosses from above 

deskilling

jobs are made simpler and workers become interchangeable

ex: automation

skill-biased tech change (SBTC)

tech changes since the 70s increased demand for high-skilled workers and the wages they could command

telecommuting

white collar workers perform jobs from home un

unions

workers obtain greater power in the labor process by negotiating better conditionsgovt

government job regulation 

weak in U.S., has some of the worse provisions out of any industrialized country