Concepții ale muncii la mijlocul secolului XX: între gândire populară și programe politice
Conceptions of Labour in the mid-twentieth century: between Popular Thought and Political Programs

Summary/Abstract: Labour represents an important part of human existence. A different method of work organization is typical for every evolutive phase, also a different attitude towards labour. In the traditional Romanian society, work is sacred, given by God, hence the extremely respectful and responsible attitude towards it. Faced with the implementation of processes such as collectivization, nationalization, mechanization, industrialization, etc., people come to perceive labour and its necessity, in a totally different way, because with the disappearance of private property, the interest of individual towards the result of his work disappears. Instead, the phrase “to work as in the kolkhoz” appears, signifying a work done with indifference and carelessness. Therefore, in the second half of the twentieth century, we have not only an intensification of the process of society’s modernization, which began in the interwar period, but also another social concept about work, which led to a change in the attitude of the individual towards it.

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