Sociology 3308G - Work and Health Across the Life course

This Guide has been created to assist you with your assignment. You will be looking at the intersection of work and health for an assigned alter ego. Taking a life course perspective, what are the work and health implications given the demographic characteristics of your assigned alter ego?

1. Occupation Resources:
   Career Information Center  - HF5382.5.U5C375 2007 – Business LibraryEach volume focuses on a different career area and the complete set contains more than 700 job profiles. Profiles include a job description, education and training requirements, up-to-date salary information, employment outlook and working conditions
   
   The following subject headings in the catalogue will lead to other career related information - 
   Labor supply -- canada.
   Job descriptions
   Occupations
    
2. Policy Information:
   Understanding policy issues in Canada will assist in learning more about particular populations.  The following are accessible via a title search in the catalogue: 
   Institute for Research on Public Policy
   Canadian Public Policy Collection
    
3. ​​​​Search Statistics Canada site​
   Valualble resources include:​
   • National Household Survey (NHS)
   • The Daily
   • Summary Tables - visit Subject then labour
     Each year provides a review of major social and economic trends and therefore is a valuable source when considering social variables.