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Sep 20, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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SOC 220 Sociology of Work Credits: (3)
This course provides an introduction to the sociology of work and labor. It will carefully consider the meaning of types of work and how those meanings change and develop over time. This course examines the social and economic forces that transform work and how such transformation affects social development. Many issues related to work and employment will be considered including, but not limited to: global fair labor standards, tensions between labor and environmental justice, automation’s impact on skill, professionalization, unemployment, unions and unionization, high-paid and low-paid employment, the minimum wage, the impacts of employment types on family life, human trafficking and modern slavery, migrant worker movements, labor social movements, sweatshops and offshoring, and globalization and outsourcing.
SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): Social Sciences
Designation(s): Liberal Arts
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the development of modern forms of work from agrarian to modern day post-industrial societies.
- Explain how major historical and contemporary changes in work have impacted social stratification.
- Illustrate knowledge of the conflicts between community development and employment opportunity.
- Define the major theoretical considerations of prominent thinkers in the field of the sociology of work.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scope of occupations in society and their related expectations, social meanings, and social statuses.
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