A Sociocultural Explanation of Internet-Enabled Work in Rural Regions

This article draws on ethnographic research in three rural places in the Western United States to understand how rural workers incorporate the Internet into their work practices. We find two key, divergent types of work in rural areas that leverage the Internet: (1) telework and (2) work to market and sell goods and services online. We consider why these two forms of Internet-enabled work are pursued by different segments of the rural population, attending to the socio-demographic variation within and between these two broad categories. Some key differences include whether workers are urban transplants or rural-originating, in “white-collar” or “blue-collar” occupations, and whether they are men or women. We argue that deficit framings that focus on inadequate infrastructure or absent skills are insufficient to understand such patterns of differentiated use. Instead a sociocultural explanation is needed: one that draws connections between work cultures, occupational values, skills, and practices.

Specification Of Interfenerational Individual And Occupational Values Among Individuals Who Choose Nursing As Profession

Aim: This study aims to specify intergenerational individual and occupational values of nursing students and nurses. Methods: The population of this descriptive study consisted of 253 participants including 124 nursing students and 129 nurses. Data was collected by Information Form, Schwartz Value Inventory and Nursing Professional Values Scale. Results: Of participants, 3.1% are generation X (1965-1980), 10.7% are from first half of Y generation (1981-1989), 86.2% are from second half of Y generation (1990-1999). Among participants 79.8% are female, 88.5% are single, 75.1% aren’t a member of any association. No statistically significant difference was found between generations regarding Nursing Professional Values Scale (p>0.05). However, statistically significant differences was found when sub-dimensions of Nursing Professional Values Scale (NPVS) and Schwartz Value Inventory (SVI) are compared to marital status and membership to association (p<0.05). When sub-dimensions of NPVS and SVI are compared, a high level of positive correlation was established(p<0.05). Conclusion: Professional and individual values of nurses and students are effected by their marital status and membership to association. There is also a significant relationship between individual and professional values of nurses and students.