Work ethic

Abstract: Religion has a two-way interaction with political economy With religion viewed as a dependent variable, a central question is how economic development and political institutions affect religious participation and beliefs With religion viewed as an independent variable, a key issue is how religiosity affects individual characteristics, such as work ethic, honesty and thrift, and thereby influences economic performance In this paper, we sketch previous studies of this two-way interaction but focus on our ongoing quantitative research with international data

Abstract: Introduction: Making Sense of Their Worlds The Questions The People The Research I. American Workers 1. The World in Moral Order "Disciplined Selves": Survival, Work Ethic, and Responsibility Providing for and Protecting the Family Straightforwardness and Personal Integrity Salvation from Pollution: Religion and Traditional Morality Caring Selves: Black Conceptions of Solidarity and Altruism The Policing of Moral Boundaries 2. Euphemized Racism: Moral qua Racial Boundaries How Morality Defines Racism Whites on Blacks Blacks on Whites Immigration The Policing of Racial Boundaries 3. Assessing"People Above" and"People Below" Morality and Class Relations "People Above" "People Below" The Policing of Class Boundaries II. The United States Compared 4. Workers Compared Profile of French Workers Profile of North African Immigrants Working Class Morality The Policing of Moral Boundaries Compared 5. Racism Compared French Workers on Muslims French Workers' Antiracism: Egalitarianism and Solidarity North African Responses The Policing of Racial Boundaries Compared 6. Class Boundaries Compared Class Boundaries in a Dying Class Struggle Workers on"People Above" Solidarity a la francaise: Against"Exclusion" The Policing of Class Boundaries Compared Conclusion: Toward a New Agenda Appendix A: Methods and Analysis Appendix B: The Context of the Interview: Economic Insecurity, Globalization, and Places Appendix C: Interviewees Notes References Index

Abstract: Purpose This article reviews the evidence for generational differences in work values from time-lag studies (which can separate generation from age/career stage) and cross-sectional studies (which cannot). Understanding generational shifts is especially important given the coming retirement of Baby Boomer workers and their replacement by those born after 1982 (GenMe/GenY/Millennials).

Abstract: Many of us devote more time and energy to leisure than to work, because it is there that we can express ourselves, choose exactly what we want to do and often find our greatest satisfactions. Yet most psychologists have neglected this absolutely fundamental aspect of our lives.Leisure includes reading and religion, bungee-jumping and birdwatching, running marathons, helping the aged and slumping in front of soap operas. We socialize with family and friends or join clubs devoted to anything from collecting engine numbers to protecting the environment. We set off on holiday in pursuit of self-actualization - or just sun, sea and sex.In this eye-opening book, a companion volume to the author's acclaimed The Social Psychology of Work, Michael Argyle explores our motivation in all these activities, examines the influence of age, class and gender and considers where we are most likely to find health, happiness, a sense of achievement and other such benefits. His conclusions challenge much received wisdom about human nature and illuminate the sources of our deepest pleasures. As the work ethic is eroded and more and more leisure time becomes available, no one will be able to ignore the issues raised by this pioneering text.