Labour Studies Courses
Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
間眅埶AV Calendar 2012 Spring
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LBST 101-3 Introducing Labor Studies
Introduction to key concepts necessary for understanding the character and organization of work in contemporary society. The discussion of such issues as how our society decides who works, what the work will be, and under what conditions people work, will be situated in the context of current debates, trend and issues.
LBST 301-3 Labor Movements: Contemporary Issues and Images
This course will give students a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary structure, issues, and perceptions of labor unions and other forms of working-class organization. It will focus on external and internal problems that the labor movement faces, such as labor law and state policy, employer strategies, bureaucracy, racism and sexism. The treatment of labor in the media and popular culture will provide an understanding of how labor is viewed in society, how labor views itself, and how working-class culture informs and is informed by the larger culture. Recommended: LBST 101.
LBST 308-3 The Labour Process: Work and Technological Change
Technological change and globalization are constantly transforming the nature of work. These transformations are examined in the historical development of work, with specific emphasis on the chaining nature of the labour process in the present era. Prerequisite: Strongly recommended: LBST 101 and/or 301.
LBST 330-3 Selected Topics in Labour Studies
The study of issues related to work and/or trade unions not offered in regular courses. Prerequisite: Strongly recommended: LBST 101 and/or 301. Students who have completed special temporary topics course LBST 389 cannot complete this course for further credit when it is offered as "Studying Labour Through Film."
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