Social Change in Perceptions of Work Relations

The effects of year, age, and education on perceptions of vertical and horizontal relationships are explored through a sample of 1,428 respondents randomly selected from two larger representative national samples. Data are based on a thematic apperceptive procedure in which projective stories are coded for perceptions of status differences. A significant increase in perception of status differences in work settings from 1957 to 1976, and a corresponding decrease in perception of horizontal relationships are revealed. Implications for social change in co-worker relations, and the need for professional practitioners in industry are recognized

Perception · Projective test · Qualitative research · Sample (material · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges