RELEVANCE OF STUDYING INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY

RELEVANCE OF STUDYING INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY

1.     To acquire knowledge on the whole issues of industrial relations in the workplace and the industrial process influence to the society. To understand the nature of relationships in the work place, the way these relationship work and how it works, to understand where authority comes from and who is responsible for these authority. To understand how the workplace relates to the environment and vice versa; how does the laws of the workplace affects that of the society and vice versa etc.

2.     Production of personnel that will work in different facts of the industrial life i.e. prepare individual’s life; it provides knowledge to individuals to fit into any career of choice. It is a conscious effort to prepare people to a profession (e.g. people who study medicine become doctors, engineering courses breed engineers).

3.     Transfer knowledge that pertain industrialization and industrial relationship from one generation to another and also from one place to another.

4.     To contribute the students with the ability to apply their knowledge and skills to proper solution to different industrial problems. Industrial problems cut across the problems of industrialization and the problems encountered in the workplace are that there isn't enough mineral resources, finances, etc. in the country. Is it that corruption disrupts industrialization, whether workers are not adequately rewarded etc students study it to proper solution to different myriad of problems in the industry. The discipline emerges to provide solutions to the existing problems in the industries.

5.     Formulation of theories that will enhance proper explanation and understanding of the whole issue of industrialization and the relationships that human entered into at the process of production. Scholars look at it from different perspective and formulate theories based on the theory.

6.     To enhance proper management of human and material resources for the development of the societies; the discipline develops a thinking faculty; it provides critical thinking to solving problems of industrialization to enhance social change. The consultants gather information and facts on how to increase the efficiency of the worker. Fredrick Taylor said that incentives in the form of higher wages should be given to the best workers; that employer should reduce time wastage in the process of production; producers were also requested to improve the living standards of their workers, they should also provide training opportunities to the workers e.g. seminars, workshops, etc. ensured working conditions of workers. Elton mayor also suggested his own logic (Assignment)