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... workers to repetitive tasks makes for efficient production , Marx argued that it also reduces work- ers ' satisfaction by limiting their creativity and sense of contribution to the finished product . Underlying alienation is the workers ...
... workers to repetitive tasks makes for efficient production , Marx argued that it also reduces work- ers ' satisfaction by limiting their creativity and sense of contribution to the finished product . Underlying alienation is the workers ...
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... workers were putting in an average of 42.1 hours per week " ( 1993 : 92 ) . Moreover , although vacation entitlements increase with seniority for some workers , many Canadians continue to have only two weeks of paid vacation a year ( p ...
... workers were putting in an average of 42.1 hours per week " ( 1993 : 92 ) . Moreover , although vacation entitlements increase with seniority for some workers , many Canadians continue to have only two weeks of paid vacation a year ( p ...
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... workers in Tokyo to produce cars . Tokyo workers , in turn , depend on Saudi Arabian workers for oil , South American workers to operate ships , and South African workers for palladium ( for catalytic converters ) . Although we do not ...
... workers in Tokyo to produce cars . Tokyo workers , in turn , depend on Saudi Arabian workers for oil , South American workers to operate ships , and South African workers for palladium ( for catalytic converters ) . Although we do not ...
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The Sociological Perspective | 3 |
The Role of Values in Social Research | 14 |
Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology | 20 |
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