Deskilling
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Deskilling is the process by which skilled labor within an industry or economy is eliminated by the introduction of technologies operated by semiskilled or unskilled workers. Work is fragmented, and individuals lose the integrated skills and comprehensive knowledge of the crafts persons.[1]
Examples include CNC machine tools replacing machinists and assembly line workers replacing artisans and craftsmen.
Related to the topic of deskilling is deprofessionalization.
Examples of deprofessionalization can be found across many professions: pharmacists, social workers, nurses and librarians to mention only a few.
[edit] References
- ^ Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
[edit] Further reading
- Stephen Wood (December 1981). Degradation of Work: Skill, Deskilling and the Braverman Debate. HarperCollins. ISBN 0091454018.
- Beatrice Edwards. Deskilling AND Downsizing: Some Thoughts About The Future Of Technical Education. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- Sociology Department, Langara College
- Sociology Department, McMaster University
- Technology, Capitalism and Anarchism
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