Sean Caulfield

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 “Non-Standard Work Arrangements” are individuals outside the company who are contracted to work different hours than what is considered standard. On call workers and those who work the night shift are examples of such workers.

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 “Mother Blame” is the idea that mothers are responsible for managing both a successful home and work life, and anything that occurs that can be construed as negative to either of those areas is the mother’s fault alone.

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 “Double-Blind” is the idea that women are responsible for caring for their children and the elderly, while simultaneously managing a career as well. Trying to balance all of these tasks inevitably makes it extremely difficult to achieve the proper career advancement.

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 “Neo-Taylorism” is a scientific approach to the management of human resources. While the motivation behind this approach is to increase efficiency and profits, the result is a decrease in the regard for human value.

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 “Just in time employment” refers to the practice of companies relying on outside agencies to provide the appropriate amount of workers to cover their needs. This practice can lower costs and increase overall efficiency.

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 “Agents of Socialization” are the guiding influences that impact a person’s mind in their youth. These influences impact the youth’s career and lifestyle decisions. These influences come from the environment they are exposed to such as friends, family, and the media.

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 The "Cult of Domesticity" is the idea used by historians that it was the duty of men to go off to work and consequently leave their wives behind in the home to tend to domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and childcare.

[Sean Caulfield @CaulfieldSean]

@marqwalk290 The “working poor” are people whose income falls below the poverty line due to low wage jobs. In the U.S. the “working poor” spend at least 27 weeks a year employed but their income is still below the poverty level.