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Sociology in the Workplace
Hazardous Work
Describe the purpose and scope of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. What types of jobs are most dangerous to work in?
The purpose is to assess the amount of fatal accidents that occur on the workplace in any given year.
The scope of the Census is to describe the type of injuries that occur, or potentially occur on the workplace, that are considered serious or traumatic and that are contributory to death
Aside from defining context of 'work relationship', it also defines and specifies all the relations that are considered to fall within the perimeters of 'work relationship'. (Bureau of Labor statistics. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) - Current and Revised Data http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm)
Based on information from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, how do jobs in the extractive industries rate?
A total of 120 fatal work injuries occurred in the oil and gas extraction industry in 2008. The three most frequent fatal events in 2008 were transportation incidents (41%), contact with objects and equipment (25%), and fires and explosions (15%) The three states with the most...
Workers age 25 to 34 incurred the most fatal work injuries (48 fatalities or 40% in 2008). The majority of the workers were White, non-Hispanic (75%), while 17% were Hispanic or Latino Support activities for oil and gas operations (NAICS 213112) account for about half of fatal work injuries from 2004 to 2008 in oil and gas industries on average, with 69 fatal work injuries recorded in 2008. Drilling oil and gas wells (NAICS 213111) averaged 34 fatal work injuries over the five-year period, with 37% of fatal work injuries resulting from contact with objects of equipment. Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211111) had an average of 21 fatal work injuries. (Bureau of Labor Statistics. Oil and Gas Industry Fatal and Nonfatal Occupational Injuries. http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/osar0013.htm)
What three conclusions can you draw regarding the dangers in these workplaces? 1. Investiagitons need to be made into those states with the highest rate of casualties to assess reasons for rate and to see ways of improvement 2. The category of ethnic workers…
It depends which studies you read, since there are studies that can point to either for evidence. There are also a great variety of workplaces and there are some workplaces that, relying increasingly more on computer, place skilled workers in deskilled positions where the computer does their work. On the other hand, there are certain environments that do demand more skills form workers. Ultimately, therefore, I find it hard to generalize since category of workplace, as well as particular ownership, influences demands and outcome.
The United States department of Labor (http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/herman/reports/futurework/conference/trends/trendsVII.htm)
seems to see the Upgrading Thesis as generally representative of today's workplace partially caused by the high unemployment rate and competition in college education that has stimulated competitive demand of upgrading of skills for employment. Many unskilled workers have also withdrawn from the labor force, and there is a declining gap in wage between genders and races. This also contributes to furtherance of competition resulting in raised expectations of skills.
These problems can hinder the development of a high quality of life for all Americans by creating structural barriers to success. Some important steps would be to increase political participation at the roots level of all underrepresented members of society and to lend a voice to those who currently have little say in the governance of the nation. Wk-4 DQ-1. The political-economic system is generally set up along the lines
Sociology: Changing Societies in a Diverse World (Fourth Edition) George J. Bryjak & Michael P. Soroka Chapter One Summary of Key Concepts Sociology is the field of study which seeks to "describe, explain, and predict human social patterns" from a scientific perspective. And though Sociology is part of the social sciences (such as psychology and anthropology), it is quite set apart from the other disciplines in social science; that is because it emphasizes
I have been discriminated against, which has caused my self-esteem to fall, and now I am stuck, with few role models to follow. Bill's success has probably been thwarted by more sources than the today's average black or female, but there is no provision in preferential hiring for him. Just like no one can control his or her race or skin color, Bill's obesity is caused by a medical
Sociology and Adult Education Adult Education Many believe that vessel education and training that that the very foundation of success. A strong educational background can help any individual branch into new opportunities, where individual goals and community goals are intimately intertwined. In addition to traditional education facilities, the United States has a prominent adult education industry which helps bring academic practices and continuous learning to individuals already within a working environment. Essentially,
The working class standards of morals work as a substitute to how success is defined in terms of economics (Sachin, 2012). These people value morals more than the money and believe that morals outweigh money in having a successful life. They love to maintain dignity in their lives. Despite having their morals above money, they draw the lines between economic classes. Hence they do not separate themselves from the
Sociology of the Workplace ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Gender Inequality at Workplace Annotated Bibliography Dixon, S. (2001). Work Experience and the Gender Earnings Gap. New Zealand Economic Papers, 35(2), 152+. Retrieved March 27, 2012, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002436019 In this article, Dixon reviews and presents the information about the work experience profiles of men and women working in New Zealand. The author uses two methods, which were introduced by Zabalza and Arrufat (1985) and by Filer (1993)