Worker Regulation, "Heroism," and the Construction of Masculine Identities in the Fire Department of New York

纽约消防局的工人法规、“英雄主义”和男性身份的构建

• 批准号: 9307828
• 负责人: Miriam Kaprow
• 金额: $ 8.5万
• 依托单位: CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-09-01 至 1995-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9307828&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Worker; Regulation; Heroism; Construction; Masculine

Kaprow 9307828 Members of hazardous occupations, such as test pilots, astronauts and firefighters, have commonly been reported as having high morale and autonomy, even in a period of extensive worker alienation. Such morale appears to have been associated with an absence of bureaucratizing influences over the social organization of work. This study, whose long-range goal is to contribute to our general understanding of the widespread problem of worker alienation, will examine the effects of recent introduction of external regulation on autonomy, morale and occupational culture in one such hazardous occupation: firefighters in the Fire Department of New York (the FDNY). Morale in the FDNY appears to have been linked to an occupation culture of "heroism", one that celebrates voluntary sacrifice to others in the presence of material hazards. This culture appears to have been further linked to the construction of masculine identities. To explore how such a culture of "heroism" among firefighters may be changing along with worker autonomy and morale in the wake on increasing external regulation, the project will examine interrelations among these variables through two different time periods: one before significant regulation, and the other following, increasing regulation by the state and other institutions. The investigators are particularly interested in the effects of recent increases in external control, such as state regulations about appropriate number of personnel to fight fires, appropriate firehouse behavior, modifications of entrance exams to comply with gender quotas, and other similar policies. Th e study will examine the effect of such innovations on worker autonomy, morale, the culture of "heroism", and on the construction of masculine identities. Thus, in addition to contributing to general knowledge about worker autonomy and morale, the findings of this research should contribute to knowledge about men's studies and to new viewpoints about gender stereotypes and relations, particularly in regard to women in environments where not just work, but also the culture, has been exclusively male. *** $ $ - / ! ! F n n ( Times New Roman Symbol & Arial l l l " h a Y kaprow abstract abstract kaprow abstract award Raymond Hames Raymond Hames

Kaprow 9307828 危险职业的成员，如试飞员，宇航员和消防员，通常被报道为具有很高的士气和自主权，即使在广泛的工人疏远的时期。 这种士气似乎与社会工作组织中没有官僚化的影响有关。 这项研究，其长期目标是促进我们对普遍存在的工人异化问题的普遍理解，将研究最近引入的外部监管对自主性，士气和职业文化的影响，在这样一个危险的职业：消防员在纽约消防局（FDNY）。 纽约消防局的士气似乎与“英雄主义”的职业文化有关，这种文化庆祝在物质危险面前自愿牺牲他人。 这种文化似乎与男性身份的构建有进一步的联系。 为了探讨消防员中的这种“英雄主义”文化如何随着外部监管的增加而沿着发生变化，该项目将通过两个不同的时间段来研究这些变量之间的相互关系：一个是在重大监管之前，另一个是在国家和其他机构的监管增加之后。 调查人员特别感兴趣的是最近增加的外部控制的影响，如国家规定适当数量的人员来灭火，适当的消防站行为，修改入学考试，以符合性别配额，以及其他类似的政策。 这项研究将考察这些创新对工人自主权、士气、“英雄主义”文化以及男性身份的构建的影响。 因此，除了有助于对工人自主权和士气的一般性了解外，这项研究的结果还应有助于了解男子的研究，并有助于对性别陈规定型观念和关系，特别是在工作和文化都完全是男性的环境中的妇女的陈规定型观念和关系提出新的观点。 *** $ $ - / ! ! F n n ( Times New Roman 符号Arial L L L " H 一 Y kaprow摘要摘要kaprow摘要奖Raymond Hames Raymond Hames