VMC 324: Value of Human Work - Textbook
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Zedric A. Lorzano
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This document, created by Zedric A. Lorzano, RGC, RPm, CHRA, presents an educational resource on the value of human work, exploring different perspectives on work including the Protestant and Catholic work ethic. It covers various dimensions of work, such as vocation, profession, career, and community service, analysing the meaning and impact of work on individuals, employers, and communities.
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VALUE OF HUMAN WORK VMC 324 Values Education through Community Service Zedric A. Lorzano, RGC, RPm, CHRA The Meaning and Value of Work Some question to start our thinking about work Is work simply a means to an end? Is work itself pos...
VALUE OF HUMAN WORK VMC 324 Values Education through Community Service Zedric A. Lorzano, RGC, RPm, CHRA The Meaning and Value of Work Some question to start our thinking about work Is work simply a means to an end? Is work itself possibly an end rather than a means? What responsibilities does an employer have in this discussion? For what it is worth? There is a calculus related to freedom, work and debt Low debt = greater degrees of freedom The Protestant Work Ethic worldly work as a duty which benefits both the individual and society as a whole includes to be diligent and not to be idle, to be punctual and just in repayment of loans and debts, and to be vigilant in keeping accounts etc. The Catholic Work Ethic a means to leisure and the beauty that is enjoyable in leisure work is still something good, and so man develops through love for work The Meaning of Work How we think about work shapes our understanding of work. (Attitude counts big time) Work defined: Perseverance, discipline, toil, serious, concentration. Different views Job – a role one steps into Career – a path for development Vocation– Who you are is determined fully by what you do. Not morally inseparable Views of Work Conventional - Classic Work does violence to the human spirit (Stud Terkel) Greek’s work should be avoided so that people pursue a life contemplation, art, politics, and culture Human’s are intellectual being but work is physical Work is glorified reducing human vitality Views of Work Conventional - Hedonistic Work is the price we pay to get the things that make life enjoyable Work allows us to get what we want Work is a means to our individually defined ends Reasons to Work Earn money Social Satisfaction Positive Feelings Prestige Personal Development Contribute to Health Self-expression When People Do Not Work Lazy Careless Apathetic Destruction of community Valliant’s study (willingness and capacity to work childhood is a strong predictor of good mental health as an adult) Big question revolves around the worker shaping work and work shaping worker Dimensions of Work Dimensions of Work Work It is the domain of life in which people provide services or create goods, typically (though not always) on a paid basis. It refers to the specific activities that one performs for pay or on a volunteer basis (i.e., volunteer work). In most societies, work is associated with the period of life after formal schooling (although some students engage in work as well as academic roles) and before retirement, or disengagement from work. Example: Teaching and Learning, Instruction, Counseling Services, Healthcare Service Dimensions of Work Job It is a specific work position held over a defined period of time (e.g., being a quality inspector at one factory for 10 years). Example: Teacher I for 5 years, Guidance Counselor for 10 years Dimensions of Work Occupation an activity undertaken by the person to earn his livelihood. It can be business, profession or employment that a person undertakes to make money An occupation does not necessarily require specialized schooling in a particular stream Physical or mental both kinds of jobs are included in an occupation ⚬ Business: When a person in engaged in any trade, commerce or manufacturing activities, he is said to be doing business. ⚬ Employment: The occupation in which a person works for others and gets a fixed and regular income is employment. ⚬ Profession: The occupation in which a person renders services to others, Example: by applying Childcare his Civil Worker, knowledge and Servant, skills is a profession. Accountant, Journalist, Laborer, Lawyer Dimensions of Work Profession activity that requires specialized training, knowledge, qualification and skills. implies membership of a professional body, and certificate of practice guided by a certain code of conduct, set up by the respective body. has to undergo specialized training or internship, for getting a high degree of education and expertise in the concerned area Ethical codes are developed by the professional body which must be followed by the professionals, to ensure uniformity in their work Example: Professional Teacher, Guidance Counselor, Accountant, Nurse, Police, Medical Doctor Dimensions of Work Vocation It originated from the Latin verb vocare, ‘‘to call,’’. divine calling to pursue a religious path. Vocation was later used to refer to secular forms of work as well, and leaders of the vocational guidance movement (e.g., Parsons, 1909) sought to assist people in locating jobs that would best match their personal qualities and be satisfying. In more recent times, the term vocation has been associated with vocational/technical (as opposed to ‘‘academic track’’) education and is sometimes used to refer to jobs that do not require higher education. Dimensions of Work Career It refers to a sequence or collection of jobs one has held over the course of one’s work life. People may hold different types of jobs over the course of a single career. It is also common to use career in a more limited sense to refer to one’s involvement in a particular job family (e.g., engineering), which may include multiple jobs (e.g., being an engineer at company A for 10 years and at company B for another 10 years). It is in this sense that one can speak of a career change, a Dimensions of Work Advocacy professional that speaks and advocates for a particular category of person, such as a customer, a victim, a child or a patient help to do what is best for the people you represent and need to be extremely empathetic to the situations involved may need to keep information confidential or know when to report certain types of information to authorities or involved people need to assist the people you represent in a crisis. Dimensions of Work Community Service work done by a person or group of people that benefits others often done near the area where you live, so your own community reaps the benefits of your work do not get paid to perform community service, though sometimes food and small gifts, like a t-shirt, are given to volunteers