Women in the Workplace Contemporary Social Problems & the Workplace‚ SOC 402 Women in the Workplace Women in the workplace have become a commonality since the economy has taken a downturn that requires both parents to work outside the home to provide financially for their families. In 1961‚ labor force participation among women was below 30%‚ compared to more than 75% in 1996 (Gazso‚ 2004). Although women have garnered jobs‚ they experience inequality in the workplace. Such inequality
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Women and Flexibility in the Workplace Margaret A. Bynes SOC 402: Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace Instructor: Gina Rollings July 27‚ 2014 American women are working hard to pay bills and take care of their families‚ yet many employers makes it impossible for them to work and take care of
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According to the Boston College Center of Aging and Work‚ Workplace Flexibility is about an employee and an employer making changes to when‚ where and how a person will work to better meet individual and business needs. Flexibility enables both individual and business needs to be met through making changes to the time (when)‚ location (where) and manner (how) in which an employee works. I strongly believe that flexibility should be mutually beneficial to both the employer and employee and result
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Women and Flexibility in the Workplace Gina Carithers SOC402 Michael Burton December 17‚ 2012 Women and Flexibility in the Workplace The focus of this paper is to evaluate factors that have affected women`s pay in the workforce. The analysis of historical factors affecting women`s flexibility in the workplace as a continuous social and structural issue is added to the paper to explain the need for change because of the demands that accompany working female caregivers in the home
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This paperwork of SOC 402 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 contains: How does the political-economic system affect the problems related to the American economy and work? Discuss the contradiction between the ideology and the reality of work in America. How does the status of the economy affect the quality of life in the workplace? Do you agree or disagree with the following quote‚ Sociology - General Sociology Second Shift . Respond to the following questions: Among twin- income and dual-career
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Substance Abuse in the Workplace Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace SOC402 Instructor: Douglas Nelson October 4‚ 2012 Substance Abuse in the Workplace Substance abuse is a growing problem in the workplace. “Substance abuse is the repeated use of alcohol or drugs to the point that users develop personal problems and distress related to use.” (Giraffe‚ 2011) I am going to discuss the major problems with substance abuse and outline some mind-boggling statistics. Furthermore‚ I
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This work of SOC 402 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 includes: Take a moment to critically reflect on what you have learned during this course. Review the learning outcomes and your initial post your introduction discussion from week one and answer the following questions: Were your questions answered? How has your perspective of social issues and the workplace changed in the past five weeks? Did anything surprise you? What new opinions have your formed? How will this experience affect the way you
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Cultural Differences SOCS-350: Cultures Diversity March 2014 Cultural Differences Workplace diversity is defined as “ways that people differ that may affect their workplace experiences in terms of performance‚ motivation‚ and communication” (Harvey‚ 2011‚ p. xiv). It is important to have an understanding of cultural‚ ethnic and gender differences by managers and professionals in order to have an effective working environment. This can be accomplished when managers and professionals
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Working Women and the American Family The increased role of women in the workplace has certainly changed the face of the American family‚ as well as strengthening the family itself. Because we as Americans do not have the deep past and rich cultural history of older nations‚ we are allowed a larger range of flexibility in our social structures – including family. Indeed‚ this flexibility extends to the familial unit‚ allowing this construct to change according to economic and social influences
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WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE A Research Proposal by Miral Saad‚ Joud Hudhud‚ Dana El-Badawi and Firas Farhat October 13‚ 2014 Introduction Women in the workplace has become a popular topic due to women’s’ sudden rise of employment in the workplace. The reason as to why the rise was perceived as sudden is because back in the day‚ the culture that women were surrounded by did not encourage women to join the workplace nor did it associate adjectives such as “independent”‚ “leadership” and “manager” to
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