| CODE | CLS1107 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Sociology of Work | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit introduces students to sociology of work by first delving into the nature and utility of work in society. The logic of industrialisation, from the pre industrial, to the industrial and post Industrial systems, is examined. A sociological analysis of work and industry is carried out by reviewing the classical theories of work. The relation among work, education, socialisation and social class is also analysed. This unit also deals with contemporary realities of work, such as professionalisation, technological development, globalisation and the reconciliation of work and social life. Study-unit Aims The unit aims to enable students to develop a wider appreciation of the importance and value of work in modern society; and how this experience is in turn influenced by factors both at and beyond work itself. This unit examines how a person’s social relationships at work are impacted upon by cultural, economic and technological factors. The unit also seeks to help participants ground and locate their own experiences as workers in a wider theoretical and critical framework. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - analyse how the historical, economic and social dimensions of work are intertwined - evaluate the main principles of major theories of work - examine the nature of class in other countries and in the Maltese society - define and discuss major Maltese work values 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - critically evaluate the changes and developments occurring in the world of work - appraise new working arrangements that enable a more effective work-life balance - identify the human and non-human facets of work and how human technology can be deployed within a workplace setting - examine the effects of globalisation on the relation between employer and worker Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Required readings: - Grint, K. (2005). The Sociology of Work: Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press. - Watson, T. (2008). Sociology, Work and Industry. USA: Routledge. Supplementary readings: - Auster, C.J. (1996) The Sociology of Work: Concepts and Cases, California, Pine Forge Press. - Pettinger, L., Parry, J., Taylor, R. & Glucksman, G. (2006). A New Sociology of -Work (Sociological Review Monographs). USA: Wiley-Blackwell. - Sultana, R. & Baldacchino, G. (1994) Maltese Society: A Sociological Inquiry. Malta: Mireva Publications. - Vallas, S., Finlay, W., Wharton, A. (2009). The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities. UK: Oxford University Press. - Volti, R. (2007). An Introduction to the Sociology of Work and Occupations. USA: Pine Forge Press. - Noon, M. & Blyton, P. (2007). The Realities of Work. UK, Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mary Grace Vella |
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