Performing work: The drama of everyday working life
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In this article, a perspective on work time patterns is outlined; a perspective that emphasizes the importance of observing how work time is subject not only to task and contract agreements but also to social norms and individual needs to express identity. The article takes its starting point in Goffman’s dramaturgic approach. From this perspective, the workplace is viewed as a stage where a satisfactory work performance is judged not by the actual work performance but by the performance of work; or rather, perhaps, by how a morally good working day is enacted through text, words, and gestures. Depending on social context work, time patterns can be seen as an expression of commitment, dedication, professionalism, and masculinity. The article concludes with a discussion on the potential implications of these issues regarding stress and health, as well as the possibilities of participation in the labor market under equal conditions.
In this article, a perspective on work time patterns is outlined; a perspective that emphasizes the importance of observing how work time is subject not only to task and contract agreements but also to social norms and individual needs to express identity. The article takes its starting point in Goffman’s dramaturgic approach. From this perspective, the workplace is viewed as a stage where a satisfactory work performance is judged not by the actual work performance but by the performance of work; or rather, perhaps, by how a morally good working day is enacted through text, words, and gestures. Depending on social context work, time patterns can be seen as an expression of commitment, dedication, professionalism, and masculinity. The article concludes with a discussion on the potential implications of these issues regarding stress and health, as well as the possibilities of participation in the labor market under equal conditions.
Avdelning/ar
- Centre for Work, Technology and Social Change (WTS)
- Centre for Work Environment and Leadership
- Sociologi
Publiceringsår
2019
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
613-633
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Time & Society
Volym
28
Issue
2
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
SAGE Publications
Ämne
- Social Psychology
- Work Sciences
Nyckelord
- symbolic interactionism
- Working time
- symbols
- organizational culture
- knowledge intensive work
Status
Published
Projekt
- Arbetsmiljöhögskolan vid Lunds universitet
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0961-463X