By Scott Sernau
Exploring social difficulties on a world scale
This textual content makes use of social technology views to envision a few of the dimensions of globalization, the social difficulties of inequality, conflict and violence, and environmental sustainability which are taking place on an international scale.
Clear writing and shiny examples support scholars to higher comprehend their position as international voters. The e-book was once designed for classes akin to international matters, modern difficulties, Social difficulties, Social Stratification, international Cultures, and Social Change.
Learning Goals
Upon finishing this publication, readers might be capable to:
Understand social difficulties on an international scale — from inequalities to sustainability
See the interconnections of the realm and folks in the course of the world
Learn approximately concerns with a multinational and multidisciplinary technique, so readers could be capable of have a broader knowing of the subject
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One cannot go far into the world of work without confronting issues of gender and family, examined in Chapter 3. Many societies have had a sexual division of labor, with women responsible for some tasks and men for others. Even as this division breaks down, deep gender inequalities remain in the expectations of who will do what work and how they will be compensated. The balance between work and family, and all the unpaid work that may come with providing for the needs of children and other family members, challenges people around the world, and is a key factor in gender inequality.
These groups are intertwined in a division of labor connected by global trade. Chapter 2 will examine the world of work and the ways that workers are interconnected in a web of trade relations. Of particular interest are both–those who do the work and those who set the rules of the game–that determine who gets ahead and who stays behind. One cannot go far into the world of work without confronting issues of gender and family, examined in Chapter 3. Many societies have had a sexual division of labor, with women responsible for some tasks and men for others.
If we must abandon easy answers, we should not abandon hope but go on to tougher questions and seek better, even if more complex, answers. Our search for ideas, explanations, and answers will take us across the social sciences: anthropology, human geography and social history, economics, political science, and sociology. We will also need to draw insight from the natural sciences, especially for understanding the environment within which we must make our decisions. Finally, we will need to reference the humanities and humanistic pursuits: to learn from one another’s stories and ideals, as captured in literature, ethics, worldviews, and the arts.