Effects of Business Life on Character: A Sociological Approach
Chapter from the book: Kırcı Çevik, N. (ed.) 2023. Research in Social Sciences - II.

Mevlüt Yılmaz
Fırat University
Sevinç Karakılçık
Fırat University

Synopsis

This research deals with working life, which covers a large part of human life, the transformations of working life and the multidimensional effects of these transformations on character. Changes centered on work/work life are not only transformations at the technical and organizational level, but also have the capacity to affect people's character and social life. In this context, a sociological analysis of the reflections of work/study-oriented practices on the personality structures of employees is aimed, based on the basic characteristics of work/working life.
Thisthesisstudy is handled as a theoreticalresearchbased on literature review. This thesis study is handled as a theoretical research based on literature review. Changes in work/working life, new working methods such as the separation and stretching of work/work have not only transformed working life, but also seriously affect the working segments of the interlocutor. In this respect, it can be said that the character structures of the employees take their share from the transformations experienced. In this study, it is aimed to explain the transforming structure of work/work and its reflections on people's character in a sociological context. While examining the effects of work/working life on the character, it is tried to evaluate the changes that occur in the economic field in general and in the working life in particular in the development adventure of the society from a historical perspective. It is remarkable that today's work/working life has taken on a flexible structure, changes have occurred in people's perceptions of work/work, and the predictable, long-term structure of working life has been replaced by a short-term structure in which uncertainties are felt intensely. This situation requires the employee to adapt to constantly renewed and changing business processes. All of these cause the individual to experience feelings of anxiety and intense anxiety at work/work. Work/study affects people's character negatively and devalues their past achievements. In today's conditions, it can be said that the employee's feelings such as loyalty and loyalty are weakened in his social life, in the institution where he works, in his family life, and he experiences uncertainties in his interpersonal relations. As a result, all these situations cause great damage to the employee and this situation seriously affects the character of the employee.

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Yılmaz, M. & Karakılçık, S. (2023). Effects of Business Life on Character: A Sociological Approach. In: Kırcı Çevik, N. (ed.), Research in Social Sciences - II. Özgür Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58830/ozgur.pub56.c271

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March 25, 2023

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