9th Annual WML Academic Symposium

Time: 12:30
Room: 312
Presenter(s): Leah Tripp
Title: Organizational Socialization in Blue-Collar Workers: New in Town
Developed under the guidance of Dr. J. Dean Farmer , Communication Studies

The act of being accepted into a new organization is a complex process that requires adjustment and flexibility on the part of the newcomer. Assimilation and membership occur through a process known as organizational socialization. The intricate, exclusive systems that comprise blue-collar organizations require transformations on the part of new members that alters nearly every part of their lives. This paper analyzes and explicates theses processes using the film New in Town as an exemplar.