The Mechanization of Work
Introducing an issue on the continuing Industrial Revolution two centuries after it began. In the U.S. it has now displaced two-thirds of the labor force from the production of goods
Features
The Mechanization of Agriculture
In the U.S. at the beginning of the 19th century some 70 percent of the labor force worked on the farm. Today 3 percent not only feeds the population but also produces a large surplus for export...
The Mechanization of Mining
Today more than 80 percent of the mineral needs of the U.S. economy are met by only 1 percent of the labor force. Here the mechanization of mining is examined in terms of its effect on the mining of coal...
The Mechanization of Design and Manufacturing
Mechanization on the factory floor continues, but greater changes are being introduced by new technology for the design of products and for planning, managing and coordinating their manufacture...
The Mechanization of Commerce
Such services as finance, transport, distribution communication are being mechanisede even more than the production goods.In the process they call for workers with ever high level of education...
The Mechanization of Office Work
The office is the primary locus of information work, which is coming to dominate the U.S. economy. A shift from paperwork to electronics can improve productivity; service to customers and job satisfaction...
The Mechanization of Women's Work
When it began two centuries ago, it was characterized by low pay and occupational segregation. The same holds true today, although women are entering the labor force in larger numbers
The Distribution of Work and Income
When workers are displaced by machines, the economy can suffer from the loss of their purchasing power. Historically the problem has been eased by shortening the work week, a trend currently at a standstill...
Departments
50 and 100 Years Ago: September 1982
Science and the Citizen, September 1982
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, September 1982
- Recommended
Books, September 1982
- Amateur Scientist
The Amateur Scientist, September 1982
- Departments
The Authors, September 1982
Metamagical Themas, September 1982
Bibliography, September 1982
