intro to work Flashcards
Define ‘labour processes’.
The circumstances in which people apply their labour at work to produce goals and services.
List 3 examples of how labour processes are applied to work.
- How they work.
- Who controls their work.
- What skills they have.
Define ‘divisions of labour’.
Work divided into a large number of specialised tasks or jobs carried out by workers.
Define ‘productivity’.
How much workers produce during the labour process.
Their output in terms of items made or processed in a given time period.
Define ‘means of production’.
The bourgeoisie own the means of production and the proletariat work the means of production.
This term places its focus upon economic resources, and is sometimes known as the means of physical production.
What are the 3 spheres of work?
HINT:
‘… economy’.
- Core economy.
- Formal economy.
- Shadow economy.
What is meant by the term ‘spheres of work’?
There are different fields/categories of work.
Define the ‘core economy’.
Unpaid work from family, friends and neighbours.
Give 3 examples of the types of work found in the core ecomony.
- Cooking
- Cleaning
- Gardening
Define the ‘formal economy’.
Paid work, careers, jobs, professions.
Which 3 types of people does the formal economy involve?
- Employees
- Employers
- Self-employed
What are the two results of the formal economy in terms of money?
National Insurance
Tax
Who regulates the formal economy?
The state/government.
Define the ‘shadow economy’.
Paid work, hidden from the state.
What is meant by the term ‘grey economy?’
Legal work but undeclared for tax purposes.
Give an example of the grey economy.
Repair work that is done cash-in-hand.
What is meant by the term ‘black economy’?
Illegal work.
Give 3 examples of the black economy.
- Drug dealing
- Smuggling
- Selling stolen goods.
What are 3 issues with estimating the monetry value of of the black market?
- It is not regulated or monitored so can only be based on estimates.
- People lie - too embarrassed to tell the truth.
- They issue surveys and make huge assumptions based on them.
List 3 qualities of pre-industrialised Britain up until the 1800s.
- Family home was a unit of production.
- Most activities are carried out through all family members.
- Family members all co-operated together/worked to produce goods necessary for their own needs.
List 3 qualities of industrialised Britain.
- Home was separate from work.
- Work moved away from the home and into factories and offices.
- Labour was sold to employees in exchange for wages.
How did industrialisation create an individual soceity?
- Production of goods is mainly carried out using technology rather than using manual craft skills.
- Work is based in factories/officies not the home.
Which sector of work does pre-industrialisation come under?
Primary sector.
List 2 types of work in the pre-industrialisation era of the primary sector?
- Farming
- Agriculture