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... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > self-employment
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social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > modes of employment > self-employment
social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > self-employment
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > self-employment

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self-employment  

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  • Individuals who work for fees or profits in their own professions, trades, businesses, or farms can be said to be self-employed. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of those who supplied labor for a fee were self-employed, but today the extent of self-employment is much lower. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Self-Employment]

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