Eugenia has worked in the same company for fifteen years repairing ice makers.She drives from town to town in a few counties in California and sees to the maintenance of the machines that her company has in different supermarkets,convenience stores,and gas stations.Although her company manufactures other machines,she only repairs the ice makers that they make.What term would sociologists use to describe the specialization of Eugenia's work tasks?

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Eugenia's work tasks involve division of labor, where she specializes in repairing only a particular type of machine (ice makers) made by her company. This is a common characteristic in modern industrialized societies where there is a high degree of specialization of labor.

Eugenia Has Worked in the Same Company for Fifteen Years