Dirty jobs and dehumanization of workers.
cluster analysis
dehumanization
dirty workers
occupational taint
Journal
The British journal of social psychology
ISSN: 2044-8309
Titre abrégé: Br J Soc Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8105534
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
21
05
2018
revised:
28
12
2018
pubmed:
2
2
2019
medline:
23
2
2020
entrez:
2
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The present study aims at expanding research on dehumanization in the work domain by exploring laypeople's dehumanizing perceptions towards stigmatized workers. Starting from Hughes' (1951, Social psychology at the crossroads, Harper & Brothers, New York; Ashforth & Kreiner, 1999, Academy of Management Review, 24, 413) concept of 'dirty work', the present research aims to demonstrate that the different types of occupational taint elicit distinct dehumanizing images of certain occupational groups. Employing a cluster analysis, the results showed that workers in the physical taint cluster were most strongly associated with biological metaphors, workers in the social taint cluster were perceived as most similar to objects, and workers in the moral taint cluster were perceived as most similar to animals. The theoretical and practical implications are considered.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
955-970Informations de copyright
© 2019 The British Psychological Society.
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