ÇİĞDEM KAYA, Begüm ÖTKEN, HAYRİYE SENEM GÖL BEŞER

IS BUSYNESS A NEW TREND AMONG WHITE COLLARS?

When asked how their lives are, the most popular answer that people give is that they are busy all the time. Being busy indicates working long hours and lacking leisure time. While research on social status has primarily focused on money as an indicator of one’s social status, it is important to know whether the factors (in our case, busyness) other than money have an effect on the perception of one’s social status. The aim of this study is to investigate whether devoting more time to work is a demonstration of higher social status. With this aim, the relationship between busyness and social status is examined. Data for the study were collected from 225 white-collar employees working in banking, textile, chemical, and construction sectors in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the findings, no significant relationship was found between busyness and social status. Based on additional general questions in the questionnaire, most of the respondents reported that they see themselves as busy persons and have a social status above average.

MEŞGUL OLMA BEYAZ YAKALILAR ARASINDA YENİ BİR TREND Mİ?

Hayatlarının nasıl olduğu sorulduğunda, insanların verdiği en popüler cevap, sürekli meşgul olmalarıdır. Meşgul olmak uzun saatler çalışmayı ve boş zamana sahip olmamayı ifade etmektedir. Sosyal statüye ilişkin araştırmalar öncelikle sosyal statünün bir göstergesi olarak paraya odaklanırken, para dışındaki faktörlerin (bu çalışmada meşgul olmanın) kişilerin sosyal statü algıları üzerinde bir etkisi olup olmadığını bilmek önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, işe daha fazla zaman ayırmanın daha yüksek bir sosyal statü göstergesi olup olmayacağını araştırmaktır. Bu amaçla meşgul olma ile sosyal statü arasındaki ilişkiyi incelenmektedir. Araştırma için veri, İstanbul, Türkiye'de bankacılık, tekstil, kimya ve inşaat sektörlerinde çalışan 225 beyaz yakalı çalışandan toplanmıştır. Bulgulara göre, meşgul olma ve sosyal statü arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. Ankette yer verilen ek sorulara dayanarak, yanıt verenlerin çoğu kendilerini yoğun kişiler olarak gördüklerini ve ortalamanın üzerinde bir sosyal statüye sahip olduklarını bildirmişlerdir.

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