how does division of labor affect work and jobs?

Question

How does division of labor affect work and jobs? I have to write a paragraph on it. It's for social studies. Can anyone help me?

this wasn't in my textbook. we had a sub today, and that was what the hw was, and she did not explain it very well.

i'm in 7th grade.

i am a straight a student, in algebra, and honors english. i am on principal's list, and high honors. do not think i'm just an apathetic kid trying to get answers for hw. i just want to know what it means.

Answer 1

~Read your book. Read your class notes. Apply that which you were supposed to have learned but obviously couldn't be bothered with.

If the division of labor is dictated by a labor union, needless jobs are created and preserved in the short term, until the wages wasted overprice goods to the extent that foreign products supplant the products so produced and thus, in the long term, such division of labor costs jobs. However, division of labor by means of assembly line production insures that any chimpanzee -or any kid who was too lazy to do his/her homework or otherwise attempt to learn - can be trained to perform the menial and mindless tasks that keep the lines running.

Answer 2

After reviewing all of the answers, Royael is the only one that has an intellegent remark. But, I have been a very long advocate of a strong Consumer Union that could force the major oil companies to their knees. Here's how it works; Everyone, not some, but everyone takes a vow not to purchase any gas or oil or other products from one and only one of the major oil companies. Everyone must stick together, as the employees of a Union do, during a strike. Let's take Exxon Mobile for instance. (Right now, I am boycotting them) If they could not sell the gas they are manufacturing now, the stockpile would grow so fast, they would have to sell it to a competitor at a lesser price. Of course, with their money and power, they would do anything to stop the strike, like saying we are hurting the troops, or it's not bothering them, or there will not be enough gas around for everyone, or we'll have to shut down our refineries and lay off thousands. I could go on and on, but, if everyone stuck to their guns, it will work! Then, when they have to give in and lower the price, so will all of the other companies with the fear we would do the same to them. It's called "PEOPLE POWER"! Those that do not follow the leaders, are left behind to struggle by themselves. Edit: Heralda, you obviously believe everything you hear! I said, the oil companies will say anything to make you pay up

Answer 3

The Department of Labor ensures that all employee's are paid according to their status. For example, in the Private Work Sector Non-Exempt employees are entitled to 1.5 times their hourly rate for any hours over 40 worked in a work week (a work week is defined as 7 days), whereas an Exempt Employee is not eligible for any overtime. In the Government Sector, employees that are eligible for overtime can be given compensatory time, which is hours or days off with pay as long as the hours given equals the overtime worked.