SOC 341Occupational Sociology
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- 1979–80
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1964–65 to 1979–80; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
An introduction to the study of work and occupations; the problems of occupational choice, occupational socialization and identification; the concept of careers and career mobility, the professionalization process, the nature of professions; the impact of occupation on life styles, leisure and retirement.
As printed in the 1974–75 to 1979–80 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Soc 101
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1964–65 to 1979–80, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1974–75 to 1979–80 6 calendars
An introduction to the study of work and occupations; the problems of occupational choice, occupational socialization and identification; the concept of careers and career mobility, the professionalization process, the nature of professions; the impact of occupation on life styles, leisure and retirement.
Prereq: Soc 101
Not in the 1973–74 calendar.
1966–67 to 1972–73 7 calendars
Titled Sociology of Occupations.
The sociological study of occupations as an aid to understanding the social structure; social and demographic aspects of the labour force; the meaning of work; the relation of work and leisure; career and occupational mobility patterns; occupation and status; professionalization; trends in occupations.
3 lectures.
Not in the 1965–66 calendar.
1964–65 1 calendar
Titled Sociology of Occupations.
The study of occupations in the social structure; recruitment and socialization, career patterns, organizational setting, culture, status of occupations.
3 lectures, half course.