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10 Cards in this Set
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Deindustrialization |
the decline of industrial production that occurred in the United States after about 1950 |
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Primary Labor Market |
includes jobs that provide workers with good pay extensive benefits. |
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Globalization |
the expansion of economic activity around the world with little regard for national borders. |
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Secondary Labor Market |
jobs that provide workers with low pay and few benefits. |
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Alienation |
Powerless in the workplace resulting in the experience of the isolation and misery. |
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Webers Alienation |
the depersonalization of not just the workplace but all of society brought on by a rational focus on efficiency |
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Rationalization of Society |
the historical change from tradition to rationality and efficiency as the typical way people think about the world. |
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McDonaldization |
defining work in terms of the principles of efficiency, Predictability, uniformity, and automation. |
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Labor Unions |
Worker organizations that seek to improve wages and working conditions through various strategies, including negotiations and strikes. |
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Telecommuting |
Linking employees to a central office using information technology, including telephones, computers, and the Internet. |
