Representações sociais do trabalho e do trabalhador: concepções, atitudes e comportamentos dos trabalhadores diante do ambiente sócioprofissional

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate labor and laborers social representations in the process of organizations production. Some specific purposes are identified as follows: to show the influence of the laborer s culture on organization s environment; to compare the different interpretations about the social representation of political forces - employer/employees, laborers, union and educational professionals; and to propose new relationship models between managers and workers. The following research modalities are articulated in this study: theoretical, scientific and field research. The following methods are articulated in this study: scientific, observational and deductive. A field research involving managers and cooperators in the following institutions was carried out, in order to characterize the study s proposal: BR Metals Fundições Ltda Barra do Pirai/RJ, Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de Barra do Pirai, (Iron industry union), Coordinators and professors at Geraldo Di Biase University (UGB) Volta Redonda/RJ, Cooperators and teachers at Colégio Cenecista Marechal Rondon Mendes/RJ. The study showed that, through social representations, changes in workers attitudes and behavior occur, bringing benefits to the inter-relationship process in the socio-professional organizations environment.