What do you mean by Social organization of work? Also discuss how it is changing in contemporary society and the implications for individuals and society.

•) More than physical production of goods focus is on design, dept, service, marketing and sales of goods.

•) Skilling of workers - workers are now required to be creative, adaptable and able to work in teams situation.

The demand for qualification at work is thus changing.

•) Charles Handy in "Empty Raincoat" argues that work needs flexibility and companies require Portfolio Workers with multiple skill sets and aptitude.

•) "A Job for life is a thing of Past" - Anthony Giddens.

Part time workers, content writers are emerging. Wired Workers, working from home are also becoming popular.

•) Job Insecurity is also rising, as downsizing occurs and Andre Gorz argues that a "non class of non workers" is emerging.

•) Peter Berger says that even white collar workers experience "Alienation" in office cubicles and "prostitution of personality" occurs.

In developing societies, the Globalisation (MNCs, TNCs) and growing liberalisation is driving competitiveness and ancillarisation.

⊙ This has led to informalisation of labour, contractual workers, demand for hire-fire capacity

⊙ Ease of doing business and demand for investments is driving up frenzy for fixed term employment. Eg in textile sector

⊙ Sweat shops were opened in chinese societies, Vietnam, South East Asia.

⊙ This drove massive migration, urbanisation and changing family structure

Impact of changing work organisation can be summed up by Richard Sennett's idea of "Corrosion of Character" where demands for mobility, adaptability & immediate goals contradicts the society's goals of long term commitments, thus weakening social bonds.