- List three characteristics that lead to greater jobsatisfaction among workers and discuss how they might vary by age,gender, and race.
- Define outsourced family and provide twoexamples.
- Describe what is meant by the terms household work andcaring work. What types of activities do these terms referto?
- Describe a work environment where members feel excluded basedon their gender and/or sexuality and/or identity? What changes areneeded in this work environment to make it more inclusive?
Part 2: Mid-Length Answer (minimum length is ½page (double spaced) – could take you 1-1.5 pages)
- Define alienation and describe why it occurs using Marxism, thesocial-psychological perspective, Robert Blauner, and RichardSennett. Describe how you would use intersectionality to explainwhy certain workers feel more alienation than others.
Part 3: Long Answer (minimum length would be1 page – double spaced)
- There are many connections that can be made between COVID-19and work. Thinking about the topics that we’ve discussed in class(LGBTQ2S+; racial discrimination at work; job satisfaction,alienation, work-related stress; unsafe work and work relatedinjuries; household, family, caring work; and, precarious work),what are some issues facing workers? Use a theory to explain whatworkers are facing today in the midst of COVID-19. Identify some ofthe most vulnerable workers right now and explain why they arevulnerable. What can be done to protect the most vulnerable workers(policy changes, physical/structural changes, attitude changes,social changes, etc.)?