Sense and Meanings of Work: An Analysis from Different Theoretical-Epistemological Perspectives in Psychology

Amidst changes in the contemporary "world of labour", issues such as globalization, deregulation, (un)employment, precarization, among others, preoccupy researchers and professionals. In this context questions regarding the work centrality in its social and psychological dimensions emerge,...

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Autor Principal: Tolfo, Suzana da Rosa; Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina
Otros Autores: Chalfin Coutinho, Maria; Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Baasch, Davi; Universidad de Boloña, Soares Cugnier, Joana; Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2010
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/415
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Sumario: Amidst changes in the contemporary "world of labour", issues such as globalization, deregulation, (un)employment, precarization, among others, preoccupy researchers and professionals. In this context questions regarding the work centrality in its social and psychological dimensions emerge, as well as the meaning processes associated with working. This paper presents and analyzes the main theoretical approaches identified in the international and Brazilian literatures in the field of psychology making reference to meanings and senses, particularly those attributed to working. Different epistemological grounds supporting the current studies have been identified: cognitive, constructionist, cultural studies, existentialist and socio-historical. The conclusions highlight that the concepts still lack precision. Different authors often adopt meanings and senses of working as if both were the same phenomenon