Journal article
Blue-Collar Stress: An Analysis of the Stress Resolution Profile of 75 White Male Blue-Collarites, and Related Reform Recommendations
Humanity & society, Vol.4(4), pp.283-296
01 Dec 1980
Abstract
Examined were personal, stress-related, as well as political aspects of what Seymour Martin Lipset referred to as Wc authoritarianism (see SA 8:1/7105). Given the opportunity to anonymously offer authoritarian resolutions to a series of stressful minidramas, very few of a group of white M blue-collarites (N = 75) did so; in most cases the majority opted for liberal solutions endorsed by mental health professionals. The data suggest the possibility that blue-collarites are becoming more available to sensitive risk taking in their personal lives than in their public or political positions. The stress & strain associated with these contradictory trends may explain the volatility & emotionality associated with both Wc home life & politics. Hope is expressed that humanistic sociology will make an effort to help blue-collarites build their antistress & pro-mental health strengths. Modified Author Summary.
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- Title
- Blue-Collar Stress: An Analysis of the Stress Resolution Profile of 75 White Male Blue-Collarites, and Related Reform Recommendations
- Creators
- Art Shostak
- Publication Details
- Humanity & society, Vol.4(4), pp.283-296
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology; Culture and Communication [Historical]
- Identifiers
- 991020705469604721