Difference between revisions of "Human resource"
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| − | The phrase '''"human resource"''' is used to refer to employees. | + | The phrase '''"human resource"''' is used to refer to employees, real or prospective. |
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| − | [[Ivan Illich]] wrote in ''[[Gender (book)|Gender]] that an important step in establishing [[capitalism]] is the erasure of local ideas about the distinct activities for males and females, their homogenisation into a group term such as "human" (or "worker"). | + | [[Ivan Illich]] wrote in ''[[Gender (book)|Gender]]'' that an important step in establishing [[capitalism]] is the erasure of local ideas about the distinct activities for males and females, their homogenisation into a group term such as "human" (or "[[worker]]"). |
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 30 August 2019
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The phrase "human resource" is used to refer to employees, real or prospective.
Contents
Origins
German (Prussian)?[citation needed] "Staff management" has been replaced by "HR management".
Usage
John Taylor Gatto was very critical of the phrase "human resources".
Gender
Ivan Illich wrote in Gender that an important step in establishing capitalism is the erasure of local ideas about the distinct activities for males and females, their homogenisation into a group term such as "human" (or "worker").
Connotations
Whereas "worker" refers unambiguously to a person, the phase "resource" creates different frames, which propitiate exploitation.
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