Work, employment, and unemployment: Values, theories, and approaches in social research

Work, employment, and unemployment: Values, theories, and approaches in social research

Argues against the idea that an encompassing theory of work could eliminate the existing shortcomings in empirical research in the field and discusses how specific theories can be exploited by adherents of one or the other dominant value positions: conservative, reformist, and radical. (30 ref)

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Veröffentlicht in:The American psychologist 1981-02, Vol.36 (2), p.184-191
1. Verfasser: Jahoda, Marie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ECONOMIC POLICY
Experimentation
Human
MEASUREMENT
Occupations
POLICY MEASUREMENT
POLICY THEORY
Theories
Unemployment
WORKERS, LABORERS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS
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Zusammenfassung:Argues against the idea that an encompassing theory of work could eliminate the existing shortcomings in empirical research in the field and discusses how specific theories can be exploited by adherents of one or the other dominant value positions: conservative, reformist, and radical. (30 ref)
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.36.2.184