The process of making the worker through the schools of Sociology of Work
The article examines the process of worker production through four main schools of thought in the Sociology of Labor. The Functionalist School, through Durkheim and Parsons , analyzes how work, although leading to anomie and egocentrism due to specialized division, can at the same time promote social inclusion through organic solidarity and informal social norms. The Microsociological approach and the Chicago School focus on everyday informal relations in the work environment, emphasizing the importance of participation, social networks and trust, with Simmel underlining the tendency towards apathy due to money. Max Weber , finally, emphasizes the interpretive understanding of work, proposing that the worker is included in work based on social, cultural and ideological factors, with the “spirit of capitalism” providing the moral background for modern work culture. A common thread in all approaches is the concept of the “tacit employment contract”, that is, the informal, socially mediated agreement that explains why and how a person remains in his job.
Keywords: Sociology of Work, Effort made, Implied employment contract, DurkheimParsons, Chicago School, Simmel, Max Weber, Karl Marx, Functionalist school
