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  2. Bullshit Jobs - Wikipedia

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    Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth .

  3. List of awards for contributions to society - Wikipedia

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    Exceptional achievement in the arts and culture and in social work [6] Europe: European Citizens' Prize: European Parliament: Projects and initiatives that contribute to European cooperation and the promotion of common values [7] Germany: German Africa Prize: German Africa Foundation: Promote peace, democracy, social market economy and human ...

  4. Social entrepreneurship - Wikipedia

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    For example, an organization that aims to provide housing and employment to the homeless may operate a restaurant, both to raise money and to provide employment for the homeless. In 2010, social entrepreneurship was facilitated by the use of the Internet , particularly social networking and social media websites.

  5. High-Paying Jobs That Don't Contribute To Society - AOL

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    Does your job make the world a better place?In a Payscale survey published Tuesday, workers who earn a lot but don't believe their jobs help the world tend to work in sales, finance, or tech ...

  6. Social class - Wikipedia

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    The middle class is the group of people with jobs that pay significantly more than the poverty line. Examples of these types of jobs are factory workers, salespeople, teachers, cooks and nurses. There is a new trend by some scholars which assumes that the size of the middle class in every society is the same.

  7. Occupational prestige - Wikipedia

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    Occupational prestige results from the consensual rating of a job - based on the belief of that job's worthiness. The term prestige itself refers to the admiration and respect that a particular occupation holds in a society. Occupational prestige is prestige independent of particular individuals who occupy a job.

  8. Social position - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the culture and society that a person lives and grows in, heavily impacts an individual's subjective social position. "An individual's subjective social position status depends not only on the objective characteristics but also on how people experience society, the way they perceive their position in comparison with others, and ...

  9. Ethnic enclave - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, an ethnic enclave is a geographic area with high ethnic concentration, characteristic cultural identity, and economic activity. [2] The term is usually used to refer to either a residential area or a workspace with a high concentration of ethnic firms. [3]