La justificación de las condiciones de trabajo y demandas laborales en España: órdenes de valor

Autor: Rocío González Martínez, José María González González, Pedro Francés Gómez
Jazyk: Catalan; Valencian<br />English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Recerca: Revista de Pensament i Anàlisi, Vol 28, Iss 2 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1130-6149
2254-4135
DOI: 10.6035/recerca.6522
Popis: In this article, the dominant legitimating discursive strategies around the ever-increasing labour demands and ever-declining standards of safety and well-being at work in Spain are analysed through the lens of Boltanski and Thévenot’s (2006) view of the transformation of capitalism. A qualitative methodology based on semi-structured interviews is used. Results show that the justificatory arguments most commonly put forward by managers and experts are the logic of supply and demand, and values related to flexibility, resilience and adaptability to change. In contrast, the stability and protection established in the twentieth century are widely cherished values, particularly among union representatives and some human resources specialists. We found that discourse practices map two specific legitimating categories (market values and a projects orientation), and one critical category (Civic World), but the critical category has no practical impact, as the predominant feeling is resignation. Our research describes the common attitudes to legitimacy in the job market and points to a deep discontent in some of its key agents.
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