Thanks to Wojtek for his comments and reminder that
economic sociology is a good source of materials.
Dollars and Sense is located in Somerville, MA
(617-628-8411).
Like Wojtek, I used to ask students to write about their
jobs with fascinating results. I once had a student
write a paper about the different control techniques
employed in the restaurant industry. But this past
year, I taught a class of mostly traditional students
with little job experience outside of work-study. Also
with little knowledge of what things cost or who controls
markets they deal with daily. So now I require them to
do an investigation, using journalistic, not academic,
techniques.
Ellen Frank
