I am working on Inheritance and Hegemony because I want to find out how labor is allocated in the DC/Baltimore Metropolitan area in order to help my reader better understand their place within the American workforce.
Your topic isn't something I'd normally think about on my own time, but now I'm curious about what you're going to come up with. It feels particularly relevant considering this economy and the fact that we're all about to be searching for employment. How are you going to define "place" within the workforce?
This is very interesting! I may have ideas confused because I'm not very familiar with your topic and the labor force, but are you considering looking at a specific labor force/type of work? What type of work is being considered? Best of luck!
I'm intrigued about where this paper will go. Will you narrow the time frame or examine a moment that significantly effected the region and the aftermath of the moment? Good Luck!
I think the DC/Baltimore area is great demographic to study the importance of employment in America.
DC especially since it's the epicenter of our federal government, which is a workforce culture different than the private sector more prevalent in Wall st. Try to find sources that give these distinctions.
It's also interesting to think about the mindset of the public worker vs the private worker. Think of the two shows: "Parks and Recreation" and "The Office." The shows are very similar in structure, but suffer from different structural flaws and have different culture. That's a pretty good metaphor if I say so mySMUGself
In light of the current recession I think your topic is especially relevant. Do you plan on talking about workers in general or are going to pick and expand on a certain economic or social status, or mabey even a certain race or ethnicity?
I think this topic is something that many people think about almost every time they are driving to their job. So many people want to advance in the workplace, but even if they are qualified, will never get the opportunity. It is a very important question and hopefully one day we will find a solution this problem.
To be honest, this topic is way over my head. I've only had one job and won't be going out into the American workforce for a few more years. However, you could look into where people who work in the DC/Baltimore area live compared to where their job is. I know a few people who work near Baltimore but live in Annapolis, their commute to work at a mediocre job could be something interesting to look into.
This is a great topic! I think it's so important to look at how work is distributed especially in minority neighborhoods. Jobs are given based on who you associate with and what you look like. I think something that might be interesting (but maybe too broad or in the wrong direction to include in your paper) would be how these forces create and maintain the informal economy as well.
Very focused topic. I love the idea because I think it is something that people grapple with everyday. It would also help people to understand wealth in the United States.
I think this topic is really interesting and can relate to us all because we have to be in the workforce someday (or some of us already are), and I want to know what I am going to be getting myself into when it comes to hegemony, even if I work somewhere outside the DC/Baltimore area.
I like your topic because I feel like this will never change. The connections you make are always going to be beneficial to success. But how are people supposed to create those bridges if they weren't already set for them.
Great topic and great picture. I am expecting your paper to be very useful.
ReplyDeleteYour topic isn't something I'd normally think about on my own time, but now I'm curious about what you're going to come up with. It feels particularly relevant considering this economy and the fact that we're all about to be searching for employment. How are you going to define "place" within the workforce?
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting! I may have ideas confused because I'm not very familiar with your topic and the labor force, but are you considering looking at a specific labor force/type of work? What type of work is being considered? Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued about where this paper will go. Will you narrow the time frame or examine a moment that significantly effected the region and the aftermath of the moment? Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteI think the DC/Baltimore area is great demographic to study the importance of employment in America.
ReplyDeleteDC especially since it's the epicenter of our federal government, which is a workforce culture different than the private sector more prevalent in Wall st. Try to find sources that give these distinctions.
It's also interesting to think about the mindset of the public worker vs the private worker. Think of the two shows: "Parks and Recreation" and "The Office." The shows are very similar in structure, but suffer from different structural flaws and have different culture. That's a pretty good metaphor if I say so mySMUGself
In light of the current recession I think your topic is especially relevant. Do you plan on talking about workers in general or are going to pick and expand on a certain economic or social status, or mabey even a certain race or ethnicity?
ReplyDeleteI think this topic is something that many people think about almost every time they are driving to their job. So many people want to advance in the workplace, but even if they are qualified, will never get the opportunity. It is a very important question and hopefully one day we will find a solution this problem.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, this topic is way over my head. I've only had one job and won't be going out into the American workforce for a few more years.
ReplyDeleteHowever, you could look into where people who work in the DC/Baltimore area live compared to where their job is. I know a few people who work near Baltimore but live in Annapolis, their commute to work at a mediocre job could be something interesting to look into.
This is a great topic! I think it's so important to look at how work is distributed especially in minority neighborhoods. Jobs are given based on who you associate with and what you look like. I think something that might be interesting (but maybe too broad or in the wrong direction to include in your paper) would be how these forces create and maintain the informal economy as well.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you grounded your topic within a specific geographic space, although I am a little unsure about what you mean by "inheritance"
ReplyDeleteVery focused topic. I love the idea because I think it is something that people grapple with everyday. It would also help people to understand wealth in the United States.
ReplyDeleteI think this topic is really interesting and can relate to us all because we have to be in the workforce someday (or some of us already are), and I want to know what I am going to be getting myself into when it comes to hegemony, even if I work somewhere outside the DC/Baltimore area.
ReplyDeleteI like your topic because I feel like this will never change. The connections you make are always going to be beneficial to success. But how are people supposed to create those bridges if they weren't already set for them.
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