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1
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2 major domains of everyday interaction

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  1. family

2. workplace

2
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work ethic

  • definition
  • associated with
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moral belief in the necessity and benefit of work

-character

3
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division of labor

  • definition
  • men
  • women
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  • organization of work by task and responsibility
  • more physical labor requiring strength and endurance
  • more childcare and household duties
4
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During the agricultural era, how did families respond to financial/economic hardship?

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  1. farming out
  2. indentured workers
  3. apprenticing workers
5
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farming out

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members of family provide labor for others in return for food and shelter

6
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indentured workers

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contracting with a farm or business to work for a specific period

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apprenticing

  • definition
  • ex
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learning a trade from an expert

-shoe making or blacksmith

8
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welfare capitalism

  • definition
  • maintains
  • discourages workers from
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  • policies and programs of business owners
  • values and goals of management
  • from union membership
9
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employee assistance program

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Designed to provide services that address professional and personal issues that negatively impact job performance, work attendance, and collegial relationships

10
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frictional unemployment

  • definition
  • ex
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A form of unemployment that is considered unavoidable and part of the normal labor market cycle
-Reflects the amount of time it takes an employer to find another worker

11
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structural unemployment

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Caused largely by conditions in the economy that mismatch available jobs with potential workers

12
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cyclical unemployment

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The outcome of businesses laying off or not hiring workers because of a reduction in demand for goods and services

13
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underemployment

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The condition in which people in a labor force are employed at less than full-time or regular jobs or at jobs inadequate with respect to their training or economic needs

14
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occupational health

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conditions in work place that negatively impact the physical and emotional state of workers

15
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unemployment insurance

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workers unemployed through no fault