SOC227H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Protestant Work Ethic, Job Satisfaction, Voluntary Sector
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Orientation: central organizing principle which underlies people"s attempts to make sense of their lives. Particular work values have often been promoted by employers to gain compliance from employees. Shifting work orientations on the part of many workers might also influence societal work values. Job satisfaction: most indivdualized and subjective response of a person to the material and psychological rewards offered by a job. Idea of a calling : just one best way to serve god do most perfectly the work of one"s profession. Religious beliefs encouraged people to make and reinvest profits and gave rise to work values conducive to the growth of capitalism. Control their employees who for religious reasons would be motivated to work hard. Workers are participants in a labour market where they can freely choose a job. Some are wealthier and more powerful of their hard work, smart choices, and investments in higher education. Essence of humanity was expressed through work.
