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Introduction
The book that I chose to read was “Bait and Switch” by Barbara Ehrenreich. This book appealed to me because of the fact that it focuses on the people with higher education, good resumes, and lots of experience that are still unable to find steady employment to meet the needs that they have. I found myself agreeing with much of the information that was presented in the book because I find myself in a similar struggle as I sit here writing this. As a student, I will be completing my degree in approximately two weeks and as I search for jobs, I find that there is really not much out there. I have a good education, strong experience, and a great work ethic. However, finding a job with what I thought to be all the necessary keys to success has proven difficult. Moreover, having a hard time finding a job is not due to a lack of availability in the field in which I am educated – both of my degrees are in the Information Technology field which is the fastest growing, highest demand area of employment in the world today. For the purposes of this paper, I will be applying the structural-functional theory of Sociology to this book in an attempt to convey to the reader how each aspect of society impacts and changes all other parts of society.
Summary
The overall purpose of the book is to show people that if they are one of these unemployed it is not their fault. For one reason or another they became ‘surplus’ employees, and although they have everything someone should supposedly have for a good job, they remain jobless. The purpose is to expose what the life of an unemployed person is really like and how hard it can actually be. This book offers an in-depth view of Barbara Ehrenreich’s struggle to get a good job, which she defined as a job that would provide health care and an income of $50,000 a year (Ehrenreich 6). This book was written in 2005 and is still up to date with the current unemployment problems. She uses her own experiences...