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2. ¿Reducir la exposición a riesgos psicosociales aplicando prácticas de participación directa? Una aproximación a la experiencia de trabajadoras y trabajadores en puestos de ejecución.
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Llorens-Serrano, Clara
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WORK environment ,BLUE collar workers ,SOLIDARITY ,MENTAL illness ,FOCUS groups ,CONTENT analysis - Abstract
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- 2023
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3. Security without Flexibility: Pesonal Care Workers and People with Disabilities in Ontario.
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Cranford, Cynthia
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LABOR unions ,PERSONAL care products industry ,BLUE collar workers ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,INDUSTRIAL relations - Abstract
In this paper, I examine the efforts of personal care workers to gain security through unionization and its impact on people with disabilities. I draw on a case study of the dominant model of service delivery in Ontario ? delivery by non-profit organizations contracted to the government ? using policy analysis and key informant interviews. The paper is organized into three sections. The first section describes the interpersonal and intermittent nature of personal care work, and the two vulnerable groups engaged in care work: racialized women and men as workers and people with disabilities as clients/consumers. Section two outlines the difficulties of organizing personal care workers under an industrial labour relations regime, including the need to establish than an organization, rather than an individual, is the employer and structural problems due to the fact that collective bargaining legislation is based on the norm of a direct and continuous, employment relationship with one employer where the work is performed at a single, formal worksite. Moving to the case study, section three focuses on how part-time, shift and on-call workers have won fair wages, extended benefits and the ability to enforce fair labour standards by joining Local 40 of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) yet highlights how the industrial labor relations regime does not fit well with the demands of people with disabilities for a more flexible delivery of services. This case illustrates the need for a new labour relations regime that can bring security with flexibility to both workers and clients/consumers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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4. The Blue-Collar Conundrum: Rethinking Gender Identity.
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Calarco Jr., Paul E.
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GENDER identity in the workplace ,WOMEN employees ,BLUE collar workers ,SEX discrimination in employment ,SOCIAL structure ,SOCIAL norms - Abstract
As women continue to move into blue-collar occupations, it proves essential to revisit the gender identity literature. Women within these jobs are placed into a difficult situation as they are "inappropriate" socially in terms of their biological category. This paper documents the need to look at the construction and presentation of gender identity at work. By melding the two seminal works, West and Zimmerman's (1987) Doing Gender and Goffman's (1977) Presentation of Self, I urge the development of Situational Identity Management. The essence of SIM is that gender identity is presented in various ways to maximize benefits and minimize stigma from all social situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
5. The Taste of Overtime.
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Rudd, Elizabeth C., Root, Lawrence S., and Young, Jr., Alford A.
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OVERTIME ,WORKING hours ,BLUE collar workers ,AUTOMOBILE industry ,WAGES - Abstract
Excessive work hours can be detrimental to workers and their families, thus it is important to understand how long work hours are generated within a variety of contexts. Recent studies focus on professional and managerial employees. In contrast, this paper explores the meanings of overtime among a blue-collar, manufacturing workforce at an auto parts plant in the U.S. manufacturing Midwest. Maximizing income is a powerful incentive for workers at the plant to accept and seek overtime work. Yet, we argue that interests in income maximization present only one cultural "face" of overtime. In addition, working overtime is embedded within meaningful social relations in the plant and offers workers an opportunity to transgress the status order outside of the factory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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6. Dual arm electrical transmission line robot: motion through straight and jumper cable.
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Shruthi, C. M., Sudheer, A. P., and Joy, M. L.
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ROBOT motion ,ELECTRIC lines ,ROBOTS ,TELEPRESENCE ,BLUE collar workers ,HIGH voltages ,POWER resources - Abstract
Ground-based high voltage electrical line inspection is one of the difficult and highly dangerous job as far as a manual worker is concerned. The transmission line inspection by robots avoids temporary interruption of power supply that affects the end user and transmission grid. Also, robot-based inspection reduces maintenance cost and hazards. The electrical line inspection is normally carried out using binoculars and rarely by helicopters in most of the countries because of the low cost. Wire traversing or aerial robots are being used in Japan, Canada, USA and Russia for inspecting and monitoring faults in transmission lines and towers. However, most of these robots require a lot of human effort for installation due to its weight and complex design. Cost of these robots is also very high. This paper presents the mechanical design, fabrication and testing of a novel, low cost, light weight and compact power transmission line inspection robot. This work also includes kinematic, static and dynamic analysis of various subsystems of robot. Proposed robot is capable of traversing on straight transmission line and jumper cables present in tension towers. The robot has 10 DoF dual arm for crossing operation and a base system to achieve the locomotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Longitudinal employment trajectories and health in middle life: Insights from linked administrative and survey data.
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Devillanova, Carlo, Raitano, Michele, and Struffolino, Emanuela
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EMPLOYMENT ,HEALTH ,MIDDLE-aged workers ,CONTRACT labor ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,BLUE collar workers ,MIDDLE age ,HEALTH of middle-aged persons - Abstract
BACKGROUND The paper adopts a long-term perspective in analysing the association between health and employment histories, often characterized by substantial mobility over time across multiple statuses and contractual arrangements. The available evidence is largely based on static or short-run dynamic approaches and only compares across few employment statuses. OBJECTIVE We investigate how different longitudinal employment trajectories defined over multiple yearly labour market states are associated with self-reported health in middle life. METHODS We use a unique dataset linking the Italian component of the EU-SILC cross-sectional samples (2004-2012) with individuals' complete working histories from the National Social Security registers. We apply sequence and cluster analysis to reconstruct individual working histories between the ages of 15 and 45 and to identify typical trajectories. We then estimate the association between employment trajectory and self-reported health at age 45. RESULTS Trajectories characterized by intermittent working episodes and long periods of unemployment or inactivity are associated with worse health at age 45. Long-term exposure to blue-collar jobs (potentially physically demanding, more vulnerable to work accidents, and allowing for low levels of individual control) operates similarly to persisting/intermittent joblessness in terms of health outcomes. CONTRIBUTION Unlike 'point-in-time' approaches, our sequence analysis application provides unique insights into the fact that the association between the configuration of complete trajectories as they unfold over time and health in middle life are significant and substantive over and above the time spent in specific labour market arrangements (e.g., unemployment) and type of occupation (e.g., blue collar). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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8. Scheduling of Worker Allocation in the Manual Labor Environment with Genetic Algorithm.
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Sicong Tan, Wei Weng, and Shigeru Fujimura
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GENETIC algorithms ,PRODUCTION scheduling ,RESOURCE allocation ,HUMAN capital ,MANUAL labor ,BLUE collar workers - Abstract
Worker allocation problem of the manual labor factory consists in deciding who does what during the manual labor production. Manual labor factory has concern for reducing the production duration, human cost and overwork. A novel scheduling model of worker allocation problem for manual labor is proposed in this paper. Given a set of jobs and a set of workers, worker allocation problem is to assign the workers into these jobs to reduce human cost, to shorten production duration and control production overwork. Worker allocation problem is a very important issue in the production scheduling, since total budget and human resource involved must be managed optimally. Worker allocation problem is NP-Hard problem to find optimal solution as increasing worker number and enlarging production scale. Genetic algorithm (GA) is considered a promising method so in this paper worker allocation problem is solved by using genetic algorithm. This paper shows it is very flexible and accurate for finding near-optimal solutions in the short time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
9. Metabolic Syndrome and Body Composition measurements in Blue-Collar Workers from a Metal-Mechanic Factory in Soledad. Preliminary Report.
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Martínez, Emilio G. and Gutiérrez, Ana M.
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METABOLIC syndrome ,BLUE collar workers ,HUMAN body composition measurement ,HEALTH - Abstract
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- 2017
10. CQ at work and the impact of intercultural training: An empirical test among foreign laborers.
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Chen, Angela Shin-yih
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ACCULTURATION ,BLUE collar workers ,PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,JOB satisfaction ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,REGRESSION analysis ,CULTURAL competence - Abstract
This study was an examination into the relationships among cultural intelligence (CQ), cross-cultural adjustment, perceived effectiveness of intercultural training, and job involvement. The data were obtained from foreign laborers from the Philippine Islands who were working in Taiwan. Paper-based questionnaires ( n = 600) were distributed with 393 valid returns in two months for a return rate of 65.5%. The results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that CQ is a significant predictor for job involvement. For the mediation effect, one dimension of the cross-cultural adjustment-work adjustment mediated the CQ-job involvement relationship. Furthermore, intercultural training enhanced the positive relationship of CQ and work adjustment. The present study demonstrated that CQ is critical for the success of intercultural effectiveness during an international assignment. Moreover, it is essential to provide continuing cross-cultural training in order to assist foreign laborers in adjusting to the local culture and thus becoming more highly involved in their work. Herein, the implications, limitations, and recommendations are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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11. Working Class Definitions of Class, Occupational Prestige, and Mobility.
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Torlina, Jeff
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SOCIAL dominance ,SELECTIVITY (Psychology) ,OCCUPATIONAL mobility ,SELECTIVE exposure ,WHITE collar workers ,BLUE collar workers - Abstract
The placement of the middle class above the working class in conceptions of the social class hierarchy does not reflect a working class viewpoint. Interviews with blue-collar men working in construction or in factories revealed a consensus that blue-collar work is preferred over white-collar work for a number of reasons. These men all agreed that accepting white-collar jobs would mean giving up meaningful, intrinsically rewarding work that is a source of pride. Informants recognize that the general standing that their job has, using the words of the NORC survey upon which occupational prestige rankings are based, is low relative to white-collar work, but they disagree with that determination. Middle class disdain for blue-collar work, they argue, is based in ignorance. The design of this research allowed for the inclusion of a variety of job categories across two vastly different occupations, it allowed workmen to describe their occupational experience in their own words to an interviewer that shared their class identity, and it did not assume blue-collar work to be positive or negative. These qualities are reflected in conclusions that are not consistent with dominant conceptions of the social order. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
12. The Experiences of Working Class Families in an Era of Uncertainty.
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Proctor, Michelle
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WORKING class families ,FAMILY-work relationship ,SOCIAL classes ,FAMILY relations ,BLUE collar workers ,FAMILIES & economics - Abstract
As the relatively high-paying, traditionally unionized blue-collar jobs are being de-industrialized out of existence; more working class people are finding themselves in the service sector whose policies often make it extremely difficult for them to find the time and resources to care for their families. A grounded theory approach was undertaken in order to provide a theoretical framework for a proposed larger study. The goal of this study was to better understand how working families are adjusting to recent economic, social and political changes, affecting their lives. Six in-depth, face-to-face interviews were undertaken with participants residing in a small working-class suburb of Metropolitan Detroit (three women, ages 33- 60; three men, ages 35-49). This research supports the previous notion that economic interests and experiences of the working class are set apart from more highly educated and affluent citizens. These families find it harder to accomplish their hopes and dreams in the midst of recent economic changes, and they are having constant difficulty supporting and preserving family life. These working class families are finding themselves in a different world than their parents and grandparents, and implementing new policies that support them economically and socially will require organized constituencies advocating for change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
13. Just One of the Guys?: FTMs, Male Privilege and the Workplace.
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Schilt, Kristen
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DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) ,SOCIOLOGY of work ,GENDER ,HUMAN capital ,GENDER role ,BLUE collar workers - Abstract
The article focuses on workplace inequality between men and women. It has been widely seen the women are unable to climb the ladder of success as quickly as men do. And this goes with both blue collar as well as white collar profession. In this regard two theories have been focused: human capital theory and gender role socialization. The former theory assumes that labor market works in a neutral manner. It pays its workers according to their skills, experience, and productivity irrespective of the gender. The latter theory analyses factors like the family, schools, and the media and behavior of the gender.
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- 2005
14. ?...But That?s What You Call Sisu?: Blue-Collar Discourse of Work, Career, and Success.
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Lucas, Kristen and Buzzanell, Patrice
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MINERS ,BLUE collar workers ,DETERMINATION (Personality trait) ,SUCCESS ,INTERPERSONAL relations - Abstract
This study examined underground iron ore miners' occupational narratives to uncover how these stories socialized miners into blue-collar careers and reinforced their work identities. We identified occupational narratives and themes by using Brown's (1990) and Owen's (1984) criteria. Through the root theme of sisu (Finnish for inner determination), miners constructed meaning in their work, markers for career success, and value in relationships. Their discourse provided alternatives to white-collar conceptualizations and practices of careers and success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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15. The relation between social class and economic inequality: A strengthening or weakening nexus? Evidence from the last three decades of inequality in Italy.
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Albertini, Marco
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SOCIOLOGICAL research ,WESTERN society ,SOCIAL classes ,SOCIAL status ,INCOME inequality ,EQUALITY ,BLUE collar workers ,WHITE collar workers - Abstract
Recent sociological research has shown that in contemporary western societies social class remains a relevant factor in the structuration of socio-economic inequalities and individuals' life courses. However, in the framework of class analysis, there is one aspect that has received relatively little attention: the relation between social class and earnings and income inequality. Using data from the historical archive of the Survey of Household Income and Wealth, the paper explores how it has changed the relation between social class and economic inequality in Italy in the last three decades. The findings suggest that in 2010 the quota of inequality that is accounted for by between-classes differences is similar to that registered in the late 1970s, and social class is signalling earnings and income with the same, if not more, reliability than it was the case in the late 1970s. In the last three decades, however, there have been relevant changes in the horizontal redistribution of earnings and income. In particular, there has been a significant deterioration in the economic situation of blue-collar families vis-à-vis white-collar ones. Also, the distance in median earnings and income between manager and professionals vs. white-collars has dramatically increased. The gap between high and low service class has widened so much as to suggest the existence of a process of dichotomization within the service class. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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16. From Solidarity to Fragmentation: Explaining Dualism and Inequality at the Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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Minhyoung Kang
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DUALISM ,INDUSTRIAL relations ,SHIPYARDS ,LABOR costs ,BLUE collar workers ,SOCIAL unrest ,EMPLOYEE rights ,BIRTHPLACES - Abstract
Previous studies on labor relations in the South Korean shipbuilding industry have emphasized that employers and managers fostered cooperation with manual workers, achieving industrial peace. What these scholars have often neglected to note is the extraordinary growth of lower-paid non-regular workers and the wage inequality between regular and non-regular workers. Given that the large-scale shipyards have historically been an epicenter of labor unrest and a stronghold of democratic labor unions in South Korea, both the enduring dualism and the relative lack of solidarity between regular and non-regular workers are especially puzzling. Through an in-depth case study of the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), one of the world's largest ship manufacturers as well as a birthplace of militant labor unionism in South Korea, this article develops a relational account of dualism and inequality in the workplace. The author maintains that employers at HHI, in an attempt to reduce labor costs and improve export competitiveness, installed and perpetuated the dualism and inequality beginning in the early 1990s. The author also highlights the changing pattern of interaction between regular and non-regular workers from solidarity to fragmentation which contributed to increasing the workforce dualism and wage inequality at HHI. By investigating the dynamic interactions between regular/formal and non-regular/informal workers as well as the changing laborcapital relations, this article can enhance our understanding of how relational processes of exploitation, opportunity hoarding, and claim-making played key roles in strengthening or weakening the dualism and inequality in the workplace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
17. Latino Day Laborers Wanted but Despised.
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EMPLOYEES ,UNSKILLED labor ,BLUE collar workers ,CITY dwellers ,UNITED States economy ,EMPLOYEE rights ,GREEN cards - Published
- 2019
18. The impact of chronic low back pain on leisure participation: implications for occupational therapy.
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Ashby, Samantha, Fitzgerald, Maureen, and Raine, Simon
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BACKACHE ,LUMBAR pain ,BLUE collar workers ,CHRONIC pain ,WORK-related injuries ,INTERVIEWING ,LEISURE ,RESEARCH methodology ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,OCCUPATIONAL therapy ,SOUND recordings ,VOCATIONAL rehabilitation ,ETHNOLOGY research ,REFLEXIVITY ,THEMATIC analysis ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Aim: Chronic low back pain can reduce engagement and participation in all areas of daily life. Previous research has focused on employment and vocational rehabilitation initiatives, with less attention paid to its impact on leisure. This paper examines the difficulties men with chronic low back pain experienced in the maintenance of their leisure activities. It explores the connection between leisure and social networks and the potential barriers to resuming leisure occupations due to chronic low back pain. Method: This ethnographic study examined the experiences of 11 men involved in a vocational rehabilitation programme in New South Wales, Australia. Data were gathered using participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Findings: Chronic low back pain has a critical impact on leisure occupations. It creates two barriers to a client's engagement in former leisure occupations: physical restrictions and financial barriers. Conclusion: The findings build on knowledge of how leisure impacts on social dimensions of health and wellbeing. Occupational therapists can play an important role in enabling people with chronic low back pain to re-engage in leisure. These interventions may reduce the social isolation experienced by individuals due to the loss of leisure activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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19. Labour Market Trends and the Goldthorpe Class Schema: A Conceptual Reassessment.
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Oesch, Daniel
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LABOR market ,WOMEN'S employment ,BLUE collar workers ,WHITE collar workers - Abstract
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- 2003
20. Are White-Collar Trade Unionists Different?
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Cook, Frederick G., Clark, Stanley C., Roberts, Kenneth, and Semeonoff, Elizabeth
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LABOR unions ,EMPLOYEE attitudes ,BLUE collar workers ,WHITE collar workers ,LABOR union members - Abstract
This paper, based on a broader investigation into class imagery, examines the attitudes of white- and blue-collar workers to certain aspects of trade unionism. The authors conclude that there are bask similarities in the attitudes of both groups of workers and that the differences that do exist may have been exaggerated by previous writers. In particular, the authors question the validity of the distinction between white-collar individualistic and blue-collar collectivistic responses to work and unionism. They argue that their data suggest that both sets of workers may be instrumentally collective with respect to trade unionism in that they tend to regard it as an instrument for the achievement of individualistic goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1978
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21. Inductions and Contingencies: An Empirical Case Study of Blue Collar Workers Animating Contingency Theory.
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Walker, Gregory
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BLUE collar workers ,CASE studies ,MALE employees ,ORGANIZATIONAL power ,CONTINGENCY theory (Management) - Abstract
This report describes the ascension of a small group of working men at a large grain elevator. They gained immense organizational power as the result of a careless restructuring during the "farm crisis" of the 1980s, a process that typically spelled disaster for workmen. I refer to classical contingency theory and to the concept of induction to explain what happened and detail the language among the men involved. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
22. School-Work in Postindustrial Societies: Evidence from Japan.
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Brinton, Mary C. and Zun Tang
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HIGH schools ,EDUCATIONAL quality ,EDUCATION ,EMPLOYMENT ,BLUE collar workers ,BUSINESS enterprises - Abstract
The Japanese system of school-work has been widely admired for the strong communication and recruitment relationships that exist between high schools and employers. Building on theoretical literature on employment systems and educational institutions, we develop a framework for understanding the macro-level conditions that fostered the effectiveness of Japan's high school-work system up until the early 1990s. These conditions included a stratified educational system, a large supply of high-quality high school graduates, and firm-internal labor markets for blue-collar workers in large firms. We use original data from a sample of urban high schools to analyze how employers' recruitment patterns changed in the 1990s and beyond. The results of that analysis and a counterfactual analysis suggest that recent changes in Japanese employment institutions have had a significant impact on weakening school-employer relationships. We suggest implications of the Japanese case for school-work processes in other postindustrial societies. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
23. Time for Divorce: Ending the Marriage Between Social Theory and Frederick W. Taylor.
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Torlina, Jeff
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SOCIAL theory ,DIVORCE ,MARRIAGE ,WORKING class ,BLUE collar workers ,OCCUPATIONAL prestige - Abstract
Social theories of blue-collar work and, by association/definition, the working class, define working class jobs in negative ways. Our theoretical conceptions of blue-collar work, and those that do it, are remarkably similar to those advocated by F. W. Taylor as he promoted "Scientific Management" in the early twentieth century. The negative images of the working class, advocated by both social science and Taylor, justify the deskilling and control of workers by industrial management. While theories of class and work support negative images of blue-collar workers, data presented here from interviews with men working in blue-collar jobs in construction or in factories reveal that workers retain much control over, and knowledge of, the production process. Because of incorrect or incomplete directives from white-collar managers, workers must frequently use their knowledge and skill to overcome inadequacies of management and to properly perform their jobs. These findings challenge our theoretical perception of blue-collar work as subordinate, controlled, simplistic, and mindless. The negative theoretical conceptions of blue-collar work shape the findings of social researchers. If devalued theoretical assumptions are redressed, the conclusions of past research may require revision. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
24. Identifying Class Structure in South Korea: Assessing the validity of the Goldthorpe Class Schema in South Korean context.
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You-Geon Lee
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SOCIAL classes ,SOCIOLOGISTS ,LABOR contracts ,BLUE collar workers - Abstract
In spite of its arguable limitations, Goldthorpe's class scheme seems to allow a more fine-grained way of measuring social class. However, only a few sociologists have undertaken an investigation of empirical validation of this class schema. This study attempts to assess the validity of the Goldthorpe class scheme in South Korean context, following Evans (1992) and Evans and Mills (1998)'s studies. After pre-examining a multi-cross table by class indicators, this study analyzes latent class models, and examines to what extent the latent class structure matches the types of occupational classes identified on theoretical grounds by Goldthorpe. The author finds that Goldthorpe class scheme is roughly applicable to class structure in South Korea in that there is a clear distinction between employment relations: service relationship versus labor contract. Definitely, a four-class latent model that this study used clearly shows the existence of manual workers regulated by labor contract in a similar way with Goldthorpe class schema. However, this does not mean that Goldthorpe class schema is clearly valid. There are a lot of inconsistencies that should be investigated in further study. In order more clearly to understand class structure in Korea and to assess Goldthorpe class schema, there needs the more accumulation of studies investigating this issue. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
25. Anticipatory Socialization in Blue-Collar Families: The Social Mobility-Reproduction Dialectic.
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Lucas, Kristen
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BUSINESS communication ,COMMUNICATION education ,SOCIOLOGY education ,INDUSTRIAL capacity ,SOCIAL classes ,SOCIALIZATION ,SOCIAL mobility ,BLUE collar workers - Abstract
This study explicitly links processes of organizational socialization to social mobility and reproduction. Specifically, it is an examination of the socializing messages exchanged between blue-collar parents and their children (n=66) during a period of heavy deindustrialization. The results demonstrate that family-based messages about work and career do not occur in straightforward, unambiguous messages. Instead, communication about these issues--and ultimately communication about social class mobility and reproduction--emerges and comes to be understood through relational dialectics. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
26. The New Requirements of Coming of Age: Constructing Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty.
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Silva, Jennifer
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ADULTS ,WORKING class ,BLUE collar workers ,PARENTHOOD ,SOCIAL classes - Abstract
Traditional markers of adulthood - leaving home, completing school, establishing financial independence, marriage, and childbearing - have become strikingly delayed or foregone in the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly for the working class. While existing literature focuses on the disappearance of these markers, this study investigates the processes through which working-class men and women project meaning, coherence, and biographical continuity onto their dislocated experiences of coming of age. Drawing upon 100 interviews with working-class men and women in their mid-twenties to early thirties, I ask: in an era of increasing uncertainty and insecurity, where self-evident markers of adulthood have disappeared, what kinds of cultural codes and resources do working-class young people employ to validate their self-growth? And, what are the implications of their new visions of adulthood for the reproduction of inequality? In the absence of institutionalized rites of passage, I find that respondents are faced with the challenge of creating narratives of adulthood on their own. Specifically, over three fourths of respondents rely on a model of therapeutic selfhood - that of an inner-directed self preoccupied with its own emotional and psychic repair - to cope with the disappearance of traditional forms of identity. However, respondents often lack the economic and social resources to realize their new visions of competent adulthood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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