The image of the ethnic "other" in work environment: Mutual evaluations of working qualities of Bulgarians, Turks and Roma Cover Image

Образът за етническия „друг" в работна среда: Взаимни оценки за трудовите качества на българи, турци и роми
The image of the ethnic "other" in work environment: Mutual evaluations of working qualities of Bulgarians, Turks and Roma

Author(s): Kalina Popova, Viktoriya Nedeva-Atanasova, Esma Riza, Ergyul Tair
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: ethnic groups; working; qualities; mutual evaluations; occupational stereotypes.

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to identify differences in the evaluations of key qualities that characterize attitudes towards work and work performance of the three main ethnic groups in Bulgaria. The results establish that there are specific working skills’ profiles for the three groups. The most positive self-assessments are made by Turks, while Bulgarians have the most negative self-evaluations, with few exceptions. Ethnicity has a significant influence on evaluation of the qualities, especially for the minorities. Most consensually the three groups evaluate occupational skills of Bulgarians, the qualities of Turks are evaluated more diversely, while the qualities of Roma are assessed as the most negative by both groups.

  • Issue Year: 16/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 193-202
  • Page Count: 10