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Occupational aspirations and attitudes to new technology
Author(s) -
BREAKWELL GLYNIS M.,
FIFESCHAW CHRIS,
LEE TERENCE,
SPENCER JUDITH
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1987.tb00249.x
Subject(s) - social psychology , test (biology) , psychology , welfare , politics , position (finance) , work (physics) , sociology , political science , economics , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , paleontology , finance , biology
Following Cotgrove's (1982) thesis that there is a stable relationship between political and economic beliefs and attitudes to science and technology this paper sets out to test the hypothesis that attitudes to science and technology have direct implications for individuals' job aspirations. Though attitudes to technology were found to be multidimensional the data provide evidence to support Cotgrove's thesis for those aspiring to technological jobs. Such individuals possess attitudes entirely congruent with their aspirations. However, the pattern of attitudes and beliefs for those aspiring to welfare oriented work, principally females, was less clear cut, thus providing only equivocal support for Cotgrove's position.