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

卡普罗9307828危险职业的成员，如试飞员、宇航员和消防员，通常被报道为具有高昂的士气和自主权，即使在工人普遍疏远的时期也是如此。这种士气似乎与没有官僚化对社会工作组织的影响有关。这项研究的长期目标是有助于我们对普遍存在的工人疏远问题的总体理解，它将考察最近引入的外部法规对纽约消防局消防员(FDNY)这种危险职业的自主性、士气和职业文化的影响。纽约民阵的士气似乎与一种“英雄主义”的职业文化有关，这种文化颂扬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。为了探索随着外部监管的加强，消防员中的这种“英雄主义”文化可能会如何随着工人自主权和士气的变化而发生变化，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加强监管之前。调查人员对最近增加的外部控制的影响特别感兴趣，比如国家关于灭火人员适当数量的规定，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性、士气、“英雄主义”文化和男性身份建构的影响。因此，除了有助于了解工人的自主性和士气外，这项研究的结果还应有助于了解男性的研究，并有助于对性别陈规定型观念和性别关系的新观点，特别是在妇女所处的环境中，在这种环境中，不仅是工作，而且文化都完全是男性的。*$$-/！！Fn n(泰晤士报新罗马符号&宋体L抽象卡普罗抽象卡普罗抽象奖雷蒙德·哈姆斯雷蒙德·哈姆斯

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