Chapter 2
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Lesson 2.2
How Work Is Changing
How Work Is Changing
Discover
How the global economy affects
jobs
How technology is changing the
way people work
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Discover
How the working population is
changing
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Why It’s Important
Being aware of changes in the
world of work will help you
make sound decisions.
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Key Terms
economy
goods
services
global economy
job market
labor force
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Key Terms
e-commerce
gender equity
trend
team
workforce diversity
job sharing
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Key Terms
outsourcing
telecommute
flextime
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How Work Is Changing
The world of work is constantly
changing.
The way people work is also
changing.
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Economic Changes:
The Global Economy
One big change is that today the
world of work includes the whole
world.
It’s global.
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It’s a Small World
When you buy things that others
make, you’re taking part in the
economy.
The economy refers to the ways
people make, buy, and sell goods
and services.
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It’s a Small World
Goods are items that people buy.
Services are activities people do
for others for a fee.
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It’s a Small World
When you buy goods made in
other countries, you are part of the
global economy.
The global economy is all the
world’s economies and how they
are linked.
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A World of Jobs
The job market is the need for
workers and the kinds of work
available to them.
A labor force is all people over
the age of 16 who work or are
seeking work.
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Technology Changes:
Working in the Digital Age
Technology has fueled the
development of e-commerce.
E-commerce is the buying and
selling of goods and services via
the Internet.
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Technology Changes:
Working in the Digital Age
E-commerce has revolutionized
the global marketplace.
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Be Prepared for Lifelong
Learning
If you are comfortable with both
technology and change, you have
a head start on success.
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Be Prepared for Lifelong
Learning
Today, workers need to be
adaptable and willing to
continually learn new technology
and new ways of working.
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Q and A
Why should I worry about changes
happening now in the job I want? It’ll
be a few years before I’m working.
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Q and A
Using this time to keep up with the
changes happening today will give
you a head start over others later.
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Social Changes
The U.S. workplace has been
moving toward having more gender
equity.
Gender equity is equal
employment opportunity for all,
regardless of gender.
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Social Changes
There will be more people of
different backgrounds in the
workplace.
People will also be staying in the
labor force longer.
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Try This Activity
The Impact of
Change
Compose a Report Write a report
detailing two examples of change in our
society, one a positive change and the
other a negative change. Explain how
each change affects society and career
opportunities.
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Workplace Trends
A trend is a change over a period
of time.
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Graphic Organizer
Workplace Trends
Teams
A team is a group of people who work together
to set goals and make decisions to solve
problems and put ideas into action.
Workforce
Diversity
Workforce diversity is achieved by employing
a wide variety of workers with different
backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and skills.
Job Sharing
Job sharing is a flexible work arrangement
that allows two part-time employees to divide
one full-time job.
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Graphic Organizer
Workplace Trends
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is using outside resources to
perform activities traditionally handled by
internal company staff.
Telecommuting
More than 30 million people telecommute, or
work from home for a company or for
themselves.
Flextime
Flextime is a work schedule arrangement that
allows workers to choose work hours that fit
their particular needs.
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Investigating Career
Clusters
Architecture and
Construction
Architecture Designing and constructing
structures that enclose space to meet
human needs
Construction Building structures
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Investigating Career
Clusters
Architecture and
Construction
If you enjoy making things and are hardworking, detail-oriented, and good at
visualization, then a career in architecture
and construction may be right for you.
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Critical Thinking Review
Critical Thinking
Q How has diversity changed the workplace?
A People of different backgrounds have
introduced different ways of working and
thinking.
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Critical Thinking
Q How have outsourcing and telecommuting
changed work?
A Outsourcing has allowed companies to contract
out activities traditionally handled by internal
company staff. Telecommuting has allowed
more people to work from home.
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Thinking About Work
Lesson 2.2
How Work Is Changing