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SOC402 – Week 4 Discussion 2 – Emotional Labor 2. Emotional Labor. 1 st Post Due by Day 3. In preparation for this discussion, review the following resources:  Emotional Labor Study at the University of Memphis  Job Stress (Clark, 1995) You may also want to read, “The Effects of Stress in the Workplace.” … Read more

SOC402 – Week 4 Discussion 1 – Work/Life Balance 1. Work/Life Balance. 1 st Post Due by Day 3. In preparation for this discussion, read the following articles:  Work, Family, and Stress (Clark, 1992)  Flexible Work Arrangements (Koch, 1998)  16 Ways to Encourage Work/Life Balance in Employees Balancing work and personal responsibilities … Read more

SOC402 – Week 2 Assignment – Unions Versus Human Resources Assignment 1. Unions Versus Human Resources. Due by Day 7. In preparation for this assignment, review the following resources:  Managing Human Resources  A New Mandate for Human Resources  Does This Company Need a Union?  Human Resources Management  Voices of Union … Read more

SOC402 – Week 2 Discussion 2 – Cross-Cultural Communication in the Workplace Cross-Cultural Communication in the Workplace. 1 st Post Due by Day 3. The American workplace can be very diverse, composed of people of different genders, races, ethnicities, and religions all working together. In fact, the United States is oftentimes considered to have some … Read more

SOC402 – Week 2 Discussion 1 – Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace. 1 st Post Due by Day 3. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requires an employer to provide “reasonable accommodation” to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so … Read more

SOC402 – Week 1 Discussion 3 – Evidence-Based Decision Making Evidence-Based Decision Making. 1 st Post Due by Day 3. As you have read in the text, sociologists analyze data gathered in society and within organizations to understand more about the social problems that can occur within society related to organizations (e.g., globalization, environmental issues, … Read more

SOC402 – Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace – Week 1 Discussion 1 1. Post Your Introduction. 1 st Post Due by Day 1. Review the Course Learning Outcomes located in the Syllabus under Course Home in the left navigation toolbar of the online course or in the Course at a Glance section of this … Read more

SOC402 – Week 1 Discussion 2 – The Changing Structure of Work The Changing Structure of Work. 1 st Post Due by Day 3. According to your textbook, approximately 90% of laborers in the United States worked on farms at the end of the 18th century. By 1900, this percentage had dropped to about 50% … Read more

Perfect Plastics Incorporated (PPI) is a small injection molding plastics company that employs 50 people. The company is 10 years old, has a healthy balance sheet, and does about $4 million a year in sales. The company has a good safety record, and the insurance company that has PPI’s liability policy has not had to … Read more