Wartości i preferencje związane z pracą u poznańskich robotników przemysłowych

Abstract

The author presents the results of research carried out in 1988 on values and preferences connected with work of industrial workers. The research was conducted among workers of major industrial plants in Poznań. Among the researched workers over 90°/o were men. Over 55°/o of the researched workers were aged 25 - 45, while the second largest group were workers aged over 45. Ca. 48% of the researched population had vocational education, while ca. 36°/o of that population were educated at a high school level. The image of values shared by industrial workers reflects a so-called existential-affiliation syndrome, which can be characterized as oriented at three types of values: (i) personal happiness, (ii) foundations of economic prosperity, and (iii) friendship and harmonious relations with the closest environment. The main thesis adopted by the author and confirmed by the research is the assumption that the work situation and personality are mutually Interdependent.