Learning Objectives

10.1 Explain the rise of rationalization and the positive and negative consequences of this process for individuals and society.

10.2 Illustrate and apply the concepts of commodities and commodification.

10.3 Explain the changing division of labor in society and how this shapes social relationships and the individual worker.

10.4 Explain how precarious employment, and the rise of emotional labor have changed the experience of labor in modern society.