Paid Labor: Confirming a Conceptual Distinction between Commitment and Identification

In: Sociology of work and occupations, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 81-116

Abstract

This article elaborates a conceptual distinction between commitment to and identification with paid labor. The distinction is derived from the different definitions evident in the literature, the different indicators used to measure them, and the logical possibility of being committed to work but not identifying with the work. The results of a study designed to test this distinction empirically among a sample of working women are presented. They confirm the conceptual distinction.