Investigated the relationship between work-identity and satisfaction and marital adjustment in 40 married male blue-collar workers, ages 25 to 41 years. Satisfaction with extrinsic work factors related to marital adjustment, while satisfaction with intrinsic work factors negatively related to secondary role salience. Age negatively related to…

It was found that the blacks in this study tended to see a greater connection between hard work and rewards than did whites. (Author)

A work involvement scale was given to a sample of high school students from an area of high unemployment. Their overall mean score was not significantly different from the score for blue collar workers, indicating that young people's work attitudes are not fixed but change with work experience. (SK)

Investigated direct and buffering effects of social support for 41 laid off timber industry employees. Found that financial concerns and several types of support had strong direct effects on symptoms of stress. Significant buffering effects were found for reassurance of worth support, which provided persons with sense that others acknowledge their…

Analysis of Industry Wage Survey data from nine manufacturing industries indicated that unionization made the gender wage gap considerably smaller in six industries. In the other three, the overall proportion of women in the industry and the characteristics of unions may contribute to the disparity. (Contains 68 references.) (SK)

This brief summary of a much larger empirical study presented in the authors' book, "The Job Hunt: Job-Seeking Behavior of Unemployed Workers in a Local Economy," is presented to call wider attention to some of the more unique and critical aspects of the larger report. The original study, conducted in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1964, involved a sample…

Reveals that, when exposed to poll results, blue-collar workers react negatively and white-collar workers react positively to those results. Supports the theory that an opinion poll itself can play a role as a reference group. (RL)

This study examined the impact of local labor market conditions on the financial losses of dislocated manufacturing workers. It found that strong overall growth in the local economy reduced economic losses of white collar workers but not of blue collar workers. (JOW)

Focuses on female employment preferences and summarizes results of a questionnaire distributed to a sample of rural males and females. Although gender differences in employment preferences do exist, many rural women indicate an interest in traditionally male, blue-collar jobs. Women who held such jobs commented positively about their experiences.…

Examined effects of unemployment in 41 unemployed and 40 employed couples. Results indicated that the unemployed did not have significantly lower feelings of self-esteem but did report lower marital adjustment, poorer marital communication, and lower satisfaction and harmony in family relations. Traditional marital role expectations had a negative…

This article summarizes projections from the first national industry-occupation matrix to be developed on the basis of staffing patterns from the Occupational Employment Statistics Surveys. Discussed is employment growth for white-collar and blue-collar occupations. (CT)

The most racially segregated groups are laborers and service workers. At each occupational level, women are more racially segregated than are men. The racial composition of any single occupational group at a particular work place tends to follow the racial composition of workers in other occupations at that establishment. (Author/GC)

Lists factors, such as money, job prospects, confidence, accessibility and social factors, which may inhibit working class demand for higher education and offers some possible solutions. (JOW)

Workload, role conflict, and use of skills are related to strain among white collar supervisors. For blue collar supervisors, strain is related to workload and job security. White collar supervisors tend to be more satisfied when their time is used well. (JAC)