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SOC-220 Sociology of the Workplace Write an essay of 750-1,000 words describing the sociological implications of the modern economy and the workplace environment. Compare and contrast the meaning of careers from the perspective of structural-functional analysis, symbolic-interaction analysis, and social conflict analysis. How has change in technology altered the personal satisfaction of the employee in the workplace? What are the sociological ramifications of this? Utilize the GCU Library to locate 3-6 peer-reviewed sources in support of your content. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin. NORMS, GROUPS AND POWER: THE SOCIOLOGY OF WORKPLACE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Authors: Hill, Stephen1 Source: British Journal of Industrial Relations. Jul74, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p213-235. 23p. 1 Chart. Document Type: Article Abstract: THIS paper attempts to develop an analysis of workplace industrial relations.[1] Existing empirical and theoretical discussions tend to present ad hoc explanations in place of systematic analysis, to be confused conceptually, and to rely on primitive research techniques. This applies particularly to the so-called informal system of workplace relations. Some of the common assumptions of the informal system view are discussed, and the need for a more explicit, rigorous and systematic treatment of the shop floor is demonstrated, in order that both the concepts used and the actual situation described might be clarified. The theoretical and case study material which industrial sociologists have developed over the past decades provides the basis of such a treatment. The micro-sociology of the workplace which results is not definitive, because the literature on which it is based has a focus which differs from that of the academic industrial relations discipline. The sociological literature is sufficiently relevant, however, to show the naivety of the way in which academic industrial relations has often treated the workplace, the over-emphasis on the discontinuity between the formal and informal aspects of industrial relations, and the poverty of the analytical tools with which the academic discipline works, these frequently being no more than sociological assumptions of an everyday nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of British Journal of Industrial Relations is the property of WileyBlackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) Using interpretive sociology to explore workplace skill and knowledge. Authors: Fearfull, Anne1 [email protected] Source: International Journal of Social Research Methodology. Apr2005, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p137-150. 14p. Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *WORK environment SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL sciences CLERICAL ability & aptitude tests THEORY of knowledge NAICS/Industry Codes: 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Abstract: Drawing on original research, this paper considers the value of interpretive sociology for exploring clerical skill and knowledge and the role of the clerical function in organizations. It offers a critique of both the received view on clerical skill and knowledge and the epistemology generating such a view, and presents an examination of the notion of ‘common sense’. The paper draws to a close by demonstrating how an interpretive methodology can generate fresh insights to clerical work, skill and knowledge and to the clerical function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Journal of Social Research Methodology is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) ALL QUIET ON THE WORKPLACE FRONT? A CRITIQUE OF RECENT TRENDS IN BRITISH INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY. Authors: Thompson, Paul1 Ackroyd, Stephen2 Source: Sociology. Nov95, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p615-633. 19p. Document Type: Article Abstract: Though perspectives underpinning research may have differed sharply, industrial sociology at its best has been able to uncover the variety of workplace resistance and misbehaviour that lies beneath the surface of the formal and consensual. The paper argues that this legacy is in danger of being lost as labour is taken out of the process and replaced by management as the active and successful agency. While there are a number of practical and theoretical forces shaping this trend, the paper identifies the growing influence of Foucauldian perspectives. It goes on to develop a critique of the way in which such theory and research overstates the extent and effectiveness of new management practices, while marginalising the potential for resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Sociology is the property of Sage Publications, Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) Industrial Sociology and Workplace Relations in Advanced Capitalist Societies. Authors: Frenkel, Stephen J. Source: International Journal of Comparative Sociology (Brill Academic Publishers); Mar-Jun1986, Vol. 27 Issue 1/2, p69-86, 18p Publication Year: 1986 Geographic Terms: AUSTRALIA NAICS/Industry Codes : 813940 Political Organizations Abstract: The article discusses industrial sociology and workplace relations in advanced capitalist societies. It uses three significant comparative studies of workplace relations as a basis for elaborating key concepts and developing a framework capable of empirical application. Workplace relations in Australia are used as an illustration of the way the framework might be applied. The findings state that workplace relations are neither determined by technological nor managerial imperatives. They reflect a complex process of interaction between class interests represented by such organisations as corporations, unions, political parties, and state institutions. This means that an explanation of international variations in workplace relations requires sensitivity to empirical detail, particularly in relation to the factors that emerged from the brief critical review of comparative studies referred to in an earlier section. In terms of contributing to changes in workplace relations, analysis of the kind outlined in this article holds out the possibility of identifying and generating awareness of the strategic factors which may enable the workplace of the future to become less a reflection of past practice and more a product of social choice. Sociology and Workplace Change: A 1990s Perspective Authors: Finkelstein, Marvin S. Source: Teaching Sociology. Apr., 1990, Vol. 18, Issue 2, p171-178, 8p. Publisher Information: American Sociological Association Publication Year: 1990 Subject Terms: Education Sociology Description: Sociology is losing ground to other disciplines and programs which are engaged more actively in the workplace and in the sphere of employment. Fundamental changes in work and industry present new possibilities for teaching and learning sociology. This paper discusses and proposes a more active and more applied role for sociology in changes in the workplace; this role may help to provide greater opportunities for students and faculty alike in meeting their professional-career, educational, and scholarly needs. Such a role also may help to strengthen sociology as a force in the university and the community in the coming decade. RETHINKING THE SOCIOLOGY OF WORK, WORKERS AND THE WORKPLACE. Authors: Kalleberg, Arne L. Source: Labour & Industry; Apr2009, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p29-48, 20p Publication Year: 2009 Abstract: The sociology of work has long been central to theory and research in industrial relations. Nevertheless, changes in the nature of work and employment relations over the past three decades have created a need to rethink some of the central concepts by which we study work, workers and the workplace. I briefly discuss some of these major changes and then summarise some of the challenges they pose for the sociology of work and industrial relations. These include the need to rethink how we conceptualise employment relations, organisations, worker agency, occupations and space. Meeting these challenges also provides opportunities for sociologists of work to contribute to public policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Labour & Industry is the property of Labour & Industry and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)