Why is a Job So
Important?
Our culture expects people
to be productive, get paid what they are worth, and
make their own way. Work is also considered a means
for gaining status and self definition and achieving
personal goals.
People who work use their
jobs as a way to describe who they are. This information,
along with other social cues, behavior, reputation,
and interests, represents the individual. One’s
job may be tied to various aspects of status, including
possessions, prestige, power, control and influence.
The social aspect of our lives tends to be the most
important to us. Without relationships with friends,
colleagues, family, and others, our lives lose much
of their meaning and enjoyment. Social belonging is
one of the ways we define the quality in our lives.
Having success in helping people with disabilities
develop relationships will depend a great deal on our
capacity to connect people in an ever-widening circle
of friends, relatives, acquaintances, and others. We
need to enhance people’s
appearance and their competencies and help them obtain
good jobs with individual support in community settings. |
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