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MENTAL IFiS Publishers ADJUSTMENT TO THE POST-COMMUNIST SYSTEM IN POLAND by Kazimierz M. Słomczyński with Krystyna Janicka Bogdan W. Mach Wojciech Zaborowski MENTAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE POST-COMMUNIST SYSTEM IN POLAND MENTAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE POST-COMMUNIST SYSTEM IN POLAND by Kazimierz M. Słomczyński with Krystyna Janicka Bogdan W. Mach Wojciech Zaborowski IFiS Publishers Warsaw 1999 All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism anA review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrial system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the publisher. This book is published in accordance with the agreement between the IFiS Publishers and M.E. Sharpe, Inc. English-language version © 1998 by M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Adapted from the Polish text © 1996: Kazimierz M. Słomczyński, Krystyna Janicka, Bogdan W. Mach, and Wojciech Zaborowski, Struktura społeczna a osobowosc: Psychologiczne funkcjonowanie jednostki w warunkach zmiany społecznej [Social Structure and Per sonality: Psychological Functioning Under Conditions of Social Change]. Warsaw: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1996. Originally, the content of this volume was published in the International Journal of Sociology, Vol. 27, Nos. 1 and 2, 1997. Słomczyński, Kazimierz M., 1943- Mental adjustment to the post-communist system in Poland / Kazimierz M. Słomczyń ski, Krystyna Janicka, Bogdan W. Mach, Wojciech Zaborowski p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. I. Personality-Social aspects. 2. Social structure-Cross-cultural studies. 3. Poland. II. Title Cover design by Dariusz Piaskowski ISBN 83-87632-26-0 Printed in Poland, 1999 IFiS Publishers Nowy Świat 72 - Pałac Staszica 00-330 Warsaw, Poland To Melvin L. Kohn our mentor, collaborator, and friend Iif Contents Preface ................................................................................................................. 9 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................ 12 1. Theoretical Approach and Research Strategy ......................................... 15 2. Social-Stratification Position, Social Gass, and Market Location ....... 30 3. Structural Differentiation and the Substantive Complexity of Activities .................................................................................................... 56 4. Personality Characteristics .......................................................................... 81 5. Position in the Social Structure and Personality Characteristics ...........105 6. Intergenerational Transmission of Values and Orientations ..................131 7. The Impact of Psychological Resources on Status Attainment ..............146 8. Support for and Aversion to Systemic Change ........................................162 9. Conclusion .......................................................................................................183 Afterword .............................................................................................................189 List of Figures and Tables ................................................................................194 References .............................................................................................................198 Index .....................................................................................................................211
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