evolution of work Flashcards
paid employment
work
activity that produces something of value
work
activity or expenditure of energy that produces services and products of value
work
effort or activity of an individual that is undertaken of the purpose of providing goods or services of value to others and is considered by the individual to be work
work
social role performed by adult members of society
occupation
directly/indirectly yields social and financial consequences and that constitutes a major focus in the life of an adult
occupation
pure title in the society of our role
occupation
person’s occupation at one point in time
job
particular task or function
job
the unfolding consequence of a job that a person has over the life course
career
occupation is to
title
job is to
function
career is to
path
- focused on hunting and gathering
- dependent on nature
- major tools used are stones, bones, spears, and bows and arrows
primitive communal age
- the shift from hunting and gathering to settled agriculture
- started domesticating and breeding of animals
- not as dependent on nature than primitive communal age
pastoral and subsistence agriculture
was used in tool creation, cooking and nutrition, etc.
fire
started commerce, income work. involved direct exchange of goods and services
barter trade
the individual ownership of properties
private ownership
were used for currency and trade, investment, etc.
use of precious metals and stones
