Difference between revisions of "Human resource"
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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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Revision as of 09:12, 30 August 2019
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The phrase "human resource" is used to refer to employees.
Contents
Origins
German (Prussian)?[citation needed]
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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