Wykształcenie i zawód w systemie wartości rodziców-robotników

Abstract

Against the background of researches conducted in paper end textile industries in the period of 1976-1979, the author discusses the problem of velues sought by workers in reletion to their children. The parents were allowed to choose from among the following values: educational background higher than that possessed by respondenta, early economic independence - undertaking wage-earning work, obtaining of high wages, obtaining of prestige. Most parents choose education as an element paving the way for performance of non-manual jobs - end thus departure of children from the working-class making it possilble to secure a light, interesting, and better paid work. The enalysis reveals unfavourable attitude of workers to manual work. Through the analysis of values selection eccordlng to sex, age, type of work, professional experience, wages, educational background, and number of children the author points out interesting relationships between these veriables and attitude to education, as well as their influence on choice of professions for children.