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Social Class and Reported Changes in Behavior After Job Loss
Author(s) -
Warr Peter,
Payne Roy
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1983.tb01735.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , entertainment , psychology , working class , social class , social psychology , social contact , class (philosophy) , job loss , political science , unemployment , law , economics , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science , economic growth
Reports were obtained from middle‐class and working‐class unemployed British men about change or lack of change since job loss in 37 different behaviors. The behaviors were grouped into Domestic Work, Domestic Pastimes, Other Pastimes, Book Reading, Recreations, Entertainment Through Money, and Social Contacts. Contrary to findings from 1930s research, significant increases in social contact and book reading were reported since job loss. Other significant increases were reported within all categories except Entertainment Through Money, where a significant decline was recorded. A number of social class differences were found. For instance, middleclass unemploycd men were significantly more likely than their working‐class counterparts to report increased book reading for study and more visits to the public library. Working‐class respondents were significantly more likely to report increased looking around shops without buying and reduced visits to the pub. Several significant associations between reported behavior changes and aspects of psychological and general health were observed.