Abstract
Work values among Jews in Israel have been studied for several decades, while there has been no attempt to study work values among Arabs. This article examines and compares the centrality of work and the preferred work goals among Israeli Jews and Arabs and the effect of demographic factors on work values. In 2006 the Meaning-of-Working (MOW) questionnaire was conducted on a representative sample of the Israeli labour force that included Jews and Arabs. The findings reveal significant differences regarding the importance of work and most of the preferred work goals among Jews and Arabs. Overall, the demographic variables hardly explain the value differences among members of the two ethnic groups. The findings can be explained by cultural, social and economic factors and primarily by the Israeli–Arab/Palestinian conflict.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 503-516 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Israel Affairs |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Oct 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Keywords
- Arabs
- Israeli labour market
- Jews
- ethnic conflict
- work values
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Political Science and International Relations
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