Problem
Unfruitful relationship between work and society
Other Names:
Dysfunctional relationship between employment and social life Nature:
The social function of work has been reduced to that of providing income to the individual, his family and to the state. Any sense of labour contributing to the betterment of the community, region or nation is forgotten by both the worker and by society. The meaning of work is defined by income. A hierarchy of material significance in which the wealthy are the most important and the poor are the least important, regardless of what either contributes to society. Broader Problems:
Alienation from workLimited image of employability Narrower Problems:
Static job imageWork-family discordOccupational psychopathologyInauthentic vocational dominance Strategies:
Creating meaningful workCreating fruitful relationship between work and societyResearching relationship between employment and social life Subject(s):
Society → Society Social Activity → Employment
Social Activity → Work
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST