Soc 241 Week 1 Assignment

Term Paper Julia Woodhall SOC 241

Within sociology, there are a number of varying theories and theorists interested in explaining and understanding the structures and inequalities of work. This can be achieved through studying an individual’s work experience. Two years ago, I had an opportunity to work in Hong Kong as an internship in an advertising agency company called Draftfcb for 4 months. My occupation position was a personal assistant of the marketing department. My responsibilities in this position are to help coordinate advertising and working on contracts with the clients. Also, I helped scheduling and monitoring production and delivery of the products. Draftfcb is one of the largest global advertising
The white workers mostly hold the most prestigious and rewarding jobs in the company. However, in sharp contrast with the positions held by whites workers, the Chinese workers are significantly over-represented in manual jobs. “ Whites are more likely to find jobs through informal sponsorship networks that place little emphasis on formal credentials, while black applicants tend to be more strictly on the basis of their educational credentials and experience” (Vallas, Finlay & Wharton, 2010). The black applicants disadvantage is similar to the Chinese in my workplace, where the whites applicants usually have the advantage over the Chinese. This shows how the racial and ethnical inequality makes it hard for Chinese to attain higher level occupations and better paying jobs. For some, on the other hand, any job providing pay is better than no job and no way to provide for their family. This is why there are so many over-represented Chinese workers in the manual labor section. Hence, while all employees have a difficult time maintaining their dignity and engendering disrespect from managers or customers, such issues may be especially potent for workers from more disadvantaged social
From a historical perspective, one of the fascinating aspects of occupational sex segregation is the way in which many occupations have changed their sex label over time. Men and women are slowly gaining equality in the workplace. Women now occupy higher positions, and have similar pay to men. There is still a difference between men and women’s pay and occupations, however compared to the past; there has been a great improvement. Also, the social composition of corporations can affect patterns of interaction at work across racial and ethnic. Everybody will face different occupational structures and inequalities in workplace environments. In my opinion, I think my work experience went well because I have made a lot of new friends and got a very good feedback from the manager. In addition, I have learned many things about the workplace environment and how many factors can affect your level of occupation. Although I have just discussed that Draftfcb has many constraints and inequalities on their employees, there are still employees that I know who are enjoying and working really hard on their