Work as representation: the view of young university students

One period of particular importance in the relation of the individual to the world of work is the transition from youth to adulthood, when, among other modifications (biological, psychological and social), entry into the job market has a fundamental role, marking a new stage of life. Hence, this stu...

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Main Authors: Sidinei Rocha de Oliveira, Valmiria Carolina Piccinini, Cássia da Silva Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-01-01
Series:Revista de Ciências da Administração : RCA
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/adm/article/view/17392
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Valmiria Carolina Piccinini
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description One period of particular importance in the relation of the individual to the world of work is the transition from youth to adulthood, when, among other modifications (biological, psychological and social), entry into the job market has a fundamental role, marking a new stage of life. Hence, this study seeks to analyse which social representations are present in the speech of young students of a Management course with regard their understanding of the “work”. For this purpose, 120 young university students attending the first semesters of an evening Management course at a university in the south of Brazil were consulted. The responses regarding “what is work” and “what is not work” were written by the informants themselves and later analysed in relation to the frequency with which they occur and their diversity. In general, it is noted that work continues to be understood as the central activity that structures the life of individuals and of society in general, a form of social integration, in which its image prevails as an element that inserts the individual in the environment, capable of leading to personal and professional fulfilment as well as to financial sustenance.
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spelling doaj.art-7747f07b75184b8ea3951e1522096f832023-12-02T02:26:37ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista de Ciências da Administração : RCA1516-38652175-80772010-01-01122817119710.5007/2175-8077.2010v12n28p17113968Work as representation: the view of young university studentsSidinei Rocha de Oliveira0Valmiria Carolina Piccinini1Cássia da Silva Silveira2Universidade Federal FluminenseUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulOne period of particular importance in the relation of the individual to the world of work is the transition from youth to adulthood, when, among other modifications (biological, psychological and social), entry into the job market has a fundamental role, marking a new stage of life. Hence, this study seeks to analyse which social representations are present in the speech of young students of a Management course with regard their understanding of the “work”. For this purpose, 120 young university students attending the first semesters of an evening Management course at a university in the south of Brazil were consulted. The responses regarding “what is work” and “what is not work” were written by the informants themselves and later analysed in relation to the frequency with which they occur and their diversity. In general, it is noted that work continues to be understood as the central activity that structures the life of individuals and of society in general, a form of social integration, in which its image prevails as an element that inserts the individual in the environment, capable of leading to personal and professional fulfilment as well as to financial sustenance.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/adm/article/view/17392trabalho. representações sociais. jovens universitários. administração.
spellingShingle Sidinei Rocha de Oliveira
Valmiria Carolina Piccinini
Cássia da Silva Silveira
Work as representation: the view of young university students
Revista de Ciências da Administração : RCA
trabalho. representações sociais. jovens universitários. administração.
title Work as representation: the view of young university students
title_full Work as representation: the view of young university students
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title_short Work as representation: the view of young university students
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topic trabalho. representações sociais. jovens universitários. administração.
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