Summary information

Study title

Social and Cultural Determinants of the Conduct of Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic of Germany (Primary Investigation: Germans)

Creator

Esser, Hartmut (Institut für Arbeitssoziologie und Arbeitspolitik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum )

Study number / PID

ZA1043, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.1043 (DOI)

Data access

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Abstract

Description of one´s own working and living conditions. Perception of one´s own countrymen and third-party image of guest workers in the FRG. Attitude to integration of foreigners. Topics: detailed description of housing situation; foreign co-residents in building; satisfaction with housing situation; importance of areas of life; characterization of actual situation in life; general contentment with life; self-image of the Germans and third-party image of foreign workers; length of company employment; contacts with colleagues of different nationalities; number of colleagues of the same nationality at work; characterization of working conditions and occupational prospects of advancement; self-assessment of occupational mobility in the last 5 years; most important aspects of an ideal occupation and general work satisfaction (scales); weekly working hours; social distance to foreign workers (scale adapted from BOGARDUS); attitude to workers of foreign or other nationality (scale); judgement on contacts with authorities; social contacts in the neighborhood with Germans and foreign co-residents; desire for more contacts with foreign workers; personal opinion leadership; concepts of the future development of the FRG. Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; school education; vocational training; occupation; occupational position; employment; income; occupational position of father; income of spouse; size of household; residential status; local residency; nationality of spouse; employment of spouse; occupation of spouse; occupational position of spouse.

Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

05/1977 - 08/1977

Country

Germany

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified cluster sample

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Written survey

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1977

Terms of data access

C - Data and documents are only released for academic research and teaching after the data depositor's written authorization. For this purpose the Data Archive obtains a written permission with specification of the user and the analysis intention.

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