Work

Abstract

The following topics are widely covered on all the examination boards:

• 1 The impact of industrialisation.

• 2 The significance of work on people’s lives:

  • (a) Work as a source of identity.

  • (b) The functions of work.

  • (c) Prior orientations and expectations about work.

• 3 Factors affecting attitudes towards work:

  • (a) The organisation of work.

  • (b) Alienation.

  • (c) The impact of new technologies.