Meanings ofmoney and work: a study with construction workers of buildings in Belo Horizonte

Authors

  • Sabrina Cavalcanti Barros Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Livia de Oliveira Borges Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i2.34365

Keywords:

Money Meaning, Work Meaning, Workers ofBuilding Construction

Abstract

The meanings of money and work are multidimensional phenomena imbued with contradictory aspects
that are forged in the contemporary context of the capitalist system. Then, weaimed to explore the
relationship between the phenomena in the construction of buildings. We developed the research with 302
workers applying questionnaires and interviews. To the answers of questionnaires, we were applied
descriptive (frequency and mean) and inferential (cluster analysis and ANOVA) statistics techniques. The
interpretation of interviews supports an understanding of antecedents analysis. Among the results, the
followers made salient: the collectivist values incorporated in the pattern ofmoney meanings (PMM); the
tendency from participants of Indifferent Expressive pattern of work meaning (PWM) to present
Expressive Collectivist PMM; and from participants with Optimist PWM presenting less frequently the
Conflicting PMM.

Author Biographies

Sabrina Cavalcanti Barros, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Mestre e doutorando em Psicologia Social pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia da UFMG.

Livia de Oliveira Borges, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professora titular de Psicologia da UFMG. Doutora em Psicologia pela UnB, com estágio pós-doutoral na Universidade Complutense de Madri. Pesquisadora do CNPq (PQ-1B).

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Published

2016-12-22

How to Cite

Barros, S. C., & Borges, L. de O. (2016). Meanings ofmoney and work: a study with construction workers of buildings in Belo Horizonte. Interação Em Psicologia, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i2.34365

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Research Reports

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