Heft36 1 - SFB 580 - Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Heft36 1 - SFB 580 - Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Heft36 1 - SFB 580 - Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
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SZALMA IVETT / SZEL BERNADETT<br />
The first observation to be made from the table<br />
above is that much more dependent variables<br />
have significant effects in the representative<br />
survey than in the small groups. Those holding<br />
a tertiary degree prefer the liberalization<br />
of the labor market in comparison to the<br />
reference groups in each of the sessions. In<br />
the representative sample, using internet has<br />
the same effect as holding a tertiary degree. It<br />
seems that those who have more cultural capital<br />
are more likely to support the de-regularization<br />
of the labor market. This finding corresponds<br />
to our expectations. Surprisingly, most of<br />
the oldest age group (over 55) supports the<br />
liberalization of the labor market. The author<br />
supposes the explanation may be that the<br />
labor market status of the youngest age group<br />
(under 30) is the most uncertain. They might<br />
not have obtained enough experience due to<br />
their age. The members of the oldest age group<br />
must be retired, so they do not take any risk<br />
if they support the liberalization of the labor<br />
market. The same mechanism can be found<br />
behind the fact that those who are not working<br />
for some other reason (mostly students or<br />
people on maternity leave) mostly support the<br />
liberalization of the labor market.<br />
In the pre-deliberation groups, there are two<br />
significant variables: gender and educational<br />
level. Women seem to object to liberalization<br />
as compared to men. As for educational level:<br />
highly-educated people prefer liberalization<br />
compared to the reference group.<br />
In the post-deliberation groups, the only<br />
variable found to be significant was educational<br />
level: those who completed higher education<br />
support liberalization of the labor market most.<br />
2.5. One’s own responsibility to get a job<br />
versus the state should provide jobs for every<br />
citizen<br />
This question refers to the role of the state<br />
similar to the previous one. Respondents had<br />
to express to what extent they agree with the<br />
given statement on a seven degree scale. The<br />
first degree signifies that the respondent totally<br />
agrees with the following statement: ‘Finding<br />
a job is one’s own responsibility’. The seventh<br />
degree indicates that a person completely agrees<br />
with the following statement: ‘Providing jobs<br />
for all citizens is the government’s responsibility’.<br />
The results of each survey session are shown<br />
in Table 34.<br />
page 179
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