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18 Work and the Economy
Figure 18.1 Today, employees are working harder than ever in offices and other places of employement. (Photo courtesy of Juhan Sonin/flickr)
Learning Objectives
18.1. Economic Systems
• Understand types of economic systems and their historical development
• Describe capitalism and socialism both in theory and in practice
• Discussion how functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic interactionists view the economy and work
18.2. Globalization and the Economy
• Define globalization and describe its manifestation in modern society
• Discuss the pros and cons of globalization from an economic standpoint 18.3. Work in the United States
• Describe the current U.S. workforce and the trend of polarization
• Explain how women and immigrants have changed the modern U.S. workforce
• Understand the basic elements of poverty in the United States today
Introduction to Work and the Economy
What if the U.S. economy thrived solely on basic bartering instead of its bustling agricultural and technological goods? Would you still see a busy building like the one shown in Figure 18.1?
