Original scientific paper
Traditionalism in Forestry
Anđela Šajković
; Facully of Forestry, Zagreb
Abstract
In this work an effort has been made to define the aspirational motivations of the employed in forestry in the SR of Croatia in relation to personal income. The research was conducted in 1987 on a sample of 864 subjects comprising 5. 3% of the population employed in forestry in the SR of Croatia.
Referring to the well known »egalitarian syndrome« of J. Županov, the author set out to determine the aspirations of the examinees in relation to personal income. It has been established that the subjects assess their personal income, in relation to Croatia’s 1987 average, as average or above average. The trends in aspirations regarding the personal income ratio are 1:2 and 1:3 with a somewhat stronger tendency of 1:4 in the case of subjects with higher education, The examinees perceive the existing range in proportions 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5, in other words they perceive them as much higher than their aspirations.
An effort has also been made to ascertain that the »egalitarian syndrome« is immanent to those employed in forestry because they work in a traditional branch of economy of a lower technological level, because they lead a traditional (rural) life and are of rural origin.
It is well known that the »egalitarian syndrome« originates in rural communities, while when transferred into the industrialized society, it brings into juxtaposition the principles of industrialism for those employed in it as well.
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155494
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Publication date:
31.12.1989.
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