Chinese Mobile Youth’s Intentions to Stay in the City

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 96-114
Author(s):  
Feng Chengcai ◽  
Sergey Ryazantsev ◽  
Evgeniya Moiseeva
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Migrant Youth ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
The City

In the new era, the motivation of young migrant white-collar and blue-collar workers to stay in cities is different. Through in-depth interviews, we found out that economic factors have different attraction mechanisms for migrant youth to stay in Shanghai. Income level is the most direct factor for migrant youth’ decision-making, but white-collar workers still pay more attention to the prospects of urban development. Social integration has different effects on the retention mentality of migrant youth as well. High-quality urban integration promotes the willingness of white-collar workers to stay in the city, and the weak sense of urban belonging of blue-collar workers does not hinder their urban retention decision-making. Living conditions have different push and pull effects on migrant youth staying in cities. White collar workers have better living conditions and can purchase real estate, so as to complete the process of citizenization*. Blue collar workers cannot buy real estate and have poor living conditions, so it is easy to push them out of the city. Policy factors also have different bonding effects on migrant youth’s residence. The policy has bonded high-quality white-collar workers and promoted their strong willingness to stay. However, it has squeezed blue collar workers to a certain extent, but it has no obvious effect on their decision-making and willingness to stay. Migrant young white-collar workers comprehensively measure various factors to determine whether to stay, while migrant young blue-collar workers mainly decide whether to stay based on income level. The decision-making and willingness of the new generation of migrant youth to stay in cities have tended to be reasonable. Based on this, this paper puts forward the idea of ‘tripartite promotion’ to promote the rational flow of youth.

Socioeconomic Differences in Patient Survival Are Increasing for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma in Sweden

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 2073-2080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigurdur Yngvi Kristinsson ◽  
Åsa Rangert Derolf ◽  
Gustaf Edgren ◽  
Paul W. Dickman ◽  
Magnus Björkholm
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Myeloma ◽  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Lower Mortality ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Purpose An association between socioeconomic status (SES) and survival in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and multiple myeloma (MM) has not been established in developed countries. We assessed the impact of SES on survival in two large population-based cohorts of AML and MM patients diagnosed in Sweden 1973 to 2005. Patients and Methods The relative risk of death (all cause and cause specific) in relation to SES was estimated using Cox's proportional hazards regression. We also conducted analyses stratified by calendar periods (1973 to 1979, 1980 to 1989, 1990 to 1999, and 2000 to 2005). Results We identified a total of 9,165 and 14,744 patients with AML and MM, respectively. Overall, higher white-collar workers had a lower mortality than other SES groups for both AML (P = .005) and MM (P < .005). In AML patients, a consistently higher overall mortality was observed in blue-collar workers compared with higher white-collar workers in the last three periods (hazard ratio [HR], 1.26; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.51; HR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.45; HR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.57, respectively). In MM, no difference was observed in the first two calendar periods. However, in 1990 to 1999, self-employed (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.37), blue-collar workers (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.32), and retired (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.16 to 1.80) had a higher mortality compared to higher white-collar workers. In 2000 to 2005, blue-collar workers had a higher mortality (HR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.60) compared with higher white-collar workers. Conclusion SES was significantly associated with survival in both AML and MM. Most conspicuously, a lower mortality was observed among the highest SES group during more recent calendar periods. Differences in management, comorbidity, and lifestyle, are likely factors to explain these findings.

What does work mean to your workers?

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
White Collar Crime ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Hr Managers ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Talk of blue-collar and white-collar workers will seem faintly outdated for many HR managers. For some, blue-collar workers will conjure up images from the 1970s and 1980s of striking mineworkers, some of the terrible conditions in steel works or in car factories in the pre-robot era. And as for white-collar workers, again this term seems a little anachronistic, albeit it has recently been adopted when referring to computerized “white-collar” crime. And as for pink-collar workers, this surely was left for dead in the 1970s along with bell-bottom flares and male perms. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Advance Notice and Unemployment: New Evidence from the 1988 Displaced Worker Survey

ILR Review ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 645-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Addison ◽  
Pedro Portugal
Keyword(s):  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Advance Notice ◽  
Duration Of Unemployment ◽  
Displaced Worker ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Male Workers

This paper examines how advance notice of layoff affects the incidence and duration of unemployment following displacement. The authors use the Displaced Worker Survey for 1988, which, unlike earlier surveys in the series, contains information on written notice. The results are mixed. Longer written notice may more than double the proportion of white-collar workers who move directly to new employment. But written notice has no such positive effects for blue-collar workers, regardless of its length. Informal (unwritten) notice benefits male workers, either by improving their chances of avoiding unemployment (white-collar men) or by reducing the average spell of unemployment (blue-collar men).

Social Class and Changes in Health-Related Habits in Finland in 1973–1983

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seppo Aro ◽  
Leena Räsänen ◽  
Risto Telama
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Class Differences ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Health Related

The aim of this project was to study social class differences with respect to various health-related habits and especially to note the changes in these habits after a 10-year follow-up period. From this study conclusions can be drawn as to whether health education efforts and increased interest in personal health has been more widely adopted by the more educated groups than the less educated groups, whose morbidity and mortality rates are higher. The sample consisted of 902 white-collar and blue-collar workers. Smoking was found to be more common among blue-collar workers in both years. Smoking rates had declined in all groups except female blue-collar workers. Occasions of drinking were more frequent among white-collar than blue-collar workers. However, heavier forms of drinking were more common in male blue-collar than white-collar groups, while the opposite was true among women. Dietary habits in white-collar groups were closer to the “official” recommendations than in the respective blue-collar groups in both years. White-collar men were physically more active at the time of the first investigation, and even more so ten years later. Among women, social class differences were in the same direction, but less marked. In conclusion, in the early 1970s the health-related habits examined were, in most instances, less favourable among blue-collar than white-collar workers. No consistent pattern of change in these habits was observed in the 10-year follow-up. At the end of the follow-up, many of the “inequalities” still persisted.

scholarly journals Exposure to prolonged sedentary behavior on weekdays rather than weekends in white‐collar workers in comparison with blue‐collar workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noritoshi Fukushima ◽  
Hiroyuki Kikuchi ◽  
Shiho Amagasa ◽  
Masaki Machida ◽  
Makiko Kitabayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers

scholarly journals Objectively-measured physical activity and stress levels in workers: a systematic review physical activity and stress in workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Marcelo Frio Marins ◽  
Barbara Sutil da Silva ◽  
Natan Feter ◽  
Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

To investigate the relationship between objectively measured physical activity and occupational stress in different work environments. This systematic review, registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42020214884), followed the PRISMA methodology. The search took place in October/2020 in the following databases: Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, MedLine/PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, OVID MEDLINE, Scielo and CINAHL. Keywords related to eligible participants (adults and workers), interventions (physical activity objectively measured), comparison (control group or baseline), outcome (stress), and study design (observational studies) were combined using Boolean terms. From 1,524 identified records, 12 articles were included, totaling 2,082 workers. 66.7% of the studies were carried out in Europe and 50.0% among health professionals. Blue collar workers (20.7% [n = 430]) and white collar workers (18.3% [n = 382]), medical resident (6.5% [n = 135]) and protection services (9.7% [n = 202]) were the predominant occupations. Physical activity was higher in blue-collar workers than in white-collar workers, and shift-working nurses were more active compared to non-shift workers and office workers. Increased mental workload was not associated with time spent on physical activities in most studies (10 [83.3%)]). Some studies showed that light physical activity was associated with higher levels of stress and moderate to vigorous physical activity was beneficial for reducing stress dimensions. In conclusion, most studies did not find an association between objectively measured physical activity and the level of stress in workers. Studies with robust methodologies and covering different groups of workers remain necessary.

scholarly journals Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among White-Collar and Blue-Collar Workers in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Wagiu Basrowi ◽  
Astrid W Sulistomo ◽  
Nuri Purwito Adi ◽  
Indah S Widyahening ◽  
Yvan Vandenplas
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Breast Pumping ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Breastfeeding Practice

Abstract Objective Working status is identified as a major risk factor of poor breastfeeding practices among workers. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and factors associated to breastfeeding practice among white-collar and blue-collar workers in Indonesia. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in two factories and three government offices in Jakarta from December 2012 to February 2013. Subjects were female workers whose children aged 6 months to 24 years old and actively working in the factory and/or office. The factors studied were selected socio-demographic and occupational characteristics, score on knowledge and attitude and breastfeeding practice during working hours. Results From a total of 192 subjects, 73% of white-collar workers had good knowledge on breastfeeding, in contrast with 55% of blue-collar workers who had not good of breastfeeding knowledge (P<0.001). Most of the subjects were conducting breast pumping during working hours, however 15% of white-collar worker and 17% of blue-collar worker were never breastfeed nor breast pumping at work. Working status (P=0.005) and knowledge (P=0.002) were factors associated with breastfeeding practice among workers. Conclusion White-collar workers have a better knowledge, attitude, and practice toward breastfeeding. Knowledge improvement related to breastfeeding benefits and supports to working mothers are key priority, however advocacy to employers, manager, and supervisor in providing breastfeeding facilitations and programs support were also critical to successful breastfeeding practice among workers.

scholarly journals DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH TO EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN TERMS OF FINANCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Miloš Hitka ◽  
Silvia Lorincová ◽  
Marek Potkány ◽  
Žaneta Balážová ◽  
Zdeněk Caha
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Extensive Investigation ◽  
Anova Analysis ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Job Position

Motivating the employees is considered one of the essential manager’s skills. Knowledge of powerful motivation factors allow managers to motivate employees effectively. It results in motivated employees able to affect a success of enterprises and its competitive advantage. Following the research carried out using 34,000 Slovak employees, the importance of motivation factors relating to finance was defined. Tukey’s HSD test, as a part of the ANOVA analysis, was used for extensive investigation into the most important motivation factors relating to finance. It is supposed that motivation of employees of different gender, age and job position will differ. The suppositions were confirmed by the results achieved in the research showing significant differences between individual employee categories of managers, blue-collar workers and white-collar workers. Taking into consideration the results, managers are suggested to concentrate on motivating the employees as parts and not as a whole because of the differences in the needs of employees in terms of gender, age and mainly job position.

Occupational Class Differences in Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinwei Zhu ◽  
Yaling Lu ◽  
Mo Zhou ◽  
Ping Huang ◽  
Peipei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Cardiovascular Events ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Hazard Ratio ◽  
Adjusted Hazard Ratio ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Occupational Class ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
White Collar Workers

Abstract Background Occupational class is an integral part of socioeconomic status. The studies focused on the occupational difference in ischemic stroke outcome in a Chinese population are limited. We aimed to investigate the associations between occupational class and the prognosis of patients with ischemic stroke in China. Methods We included 1484 ischemic stroke participants (mean age: 63.42 ± 11.26 years) from the prospective cohort study: Infectious Factors, Inflammatory Markers, and Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke (IIPAIS). Occupational class was categorized into white-collar workers, blue-collar workers and farmers in our study. Study outcomes were cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality and the composite outcome of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality within 12 months after ischemic stroke onset. We applied Cox proportional hazard model to evaluate the associations between the occupational class and study outcomes after ischemic stroke. Results Within 12 months after ischemic stroke, there were 106 (7.5%) cardiovascular events, 69 (4.9%) all-cause deaths and 155 (10.4%) composite outcomes. The Kaplan–Meier plots showed that white-collar workers had highest risk of cardiovascular events after 12-month follow-up (Log-rank P = 0.02). Multivariate adjusted hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of farmers versus white-collar workers was 0.57 (95% CIs, 0.34–0.96) for cardiovascular events. No significant difference showed in blue-collar workers versus white-collar workers, with fully adjusted hazard ratio 0.74 (95% CIs, 0.47–1.18). Conclusions Compared with white-collar workers, farmers are associated with less risk of cardiovascular events at 12 months after ischemic stroke, while there are no significant differences in blue-collar workers.

MASCULINE BODIES, SEXUALITIES AND SUBJECTIVITIES

2018 ◽  
pp. 85-108 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Power Relations ◽  
White Collar ◽  
The Body ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Office Worker ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers

The increase in social inequality, which the author attributes to the spread of neoliberalism around the world, complicates the system of power relations between men, their bodies and sexualities. This leads to a differentiation of masculinities. Forty-three biographical interviews are applied to a critical rethinking of the configuration of power relations among male blue-collar and white-collar workers. The author concludes that work guides emotional relationships and consequently regulates the sexual life of men from both social environments. In addition, the regimes of industrial and office work generate different logical manipulations of male corporeality, which are carried over into the private sphere and employed in structuring masculine subjectivity. Physical skills and strength are the main factors on which blue-collar manual workers base their masculinity, while bodily representations and performance serve in that capacity for white-collar workers. This social differentiation in the structure of work results in uneven chances for creating a “successful” masculine subject. Male blue-collar workers call themselves “losers”, while white-collar workers perceive themselves as “successful” even though men from both environments are exploited. The physical labour of a blue-collar worker is alienated by the process of corporeal management on the job, while the body of a white-collar office worker is commoditized and becomes a sign in the system of symbolic exchange. At the same time, the research shows that the boundaries between social environments are becoming blurred and class consciousness is weakening. This allows both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers to follow similar sexual strategies which differ only in form and style. The masculine subjectivities of blue-collar and white-collar workers include the very same structural components derived from the traditional, liberal and new versions of masculinity, which are distinct in the means and forms of their expression.

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