Lesson 2: Perceptions of Work Flashcards
Different Perceptions of Work
- Work as Divine Punishment
- Work as a Right
- Work as a Determinant of Personal Qualities
- Work as a Determinant of Social Class
- Work as a Basis for Cooperation
Different Perceptions of Work
- Work as Divine Punishment
- Work as a Right
- Work as a Determinant of Personal Qualities
- Work as a Determinant of Social Class
- Work as a Basis for Cooperation
work was regarded as punishment by God to human beings for their pride and disobedience.
Work as Divine Punishment
a curse which man was fated to suffer.
Work as Divine Punishment
work began to perceived as a form of praying, a way of fulfilling one’s duty to God or a means of salvation.
Work as Divine Punishment
Protestantism, the value attached to hard work, thrift and efficiency in one’s worldly calling is ________________.
eternal salvation
the means with which to satisfy his basic needs for food, clothing and shelter in work
Work as a Right
Work is also perceived today for its social significance in defining a person.
Work as a Determinant of Personal Qualities
The quality of a worker is reflected by the quality of his work.
Well-organized work and work done on schedule imply a reliable, disciplined and conscientious worker.
Work as a Determinant of Personal Qualities
who classify people into two classes, each identifiable by the general nature of their work.
Karl Marx
Those who sell their physical labor for wages in order to live belong to the working class, the _____________.
Proletarian (laborers or ploretariats)
Those who manage the business, or control the activity of the firm are called _________ or __________
capitalists or bourgeoisies
The evolution of work from labor extended into knowledge and seems to have created another class of workers called ________________
Knowledge Workers
Workers work not only to survive but also to prosper materially. Businessmen, do business primarily for profit. They employ workers because they cannot run the business alone. Workers, in turn, offer their services because they lack capital.
Work as a Basis for Cooperation
workers need businessmen just as businessmen need the workers- if one does not prosper, none of them will.
Work as a Basis of Cooperation
