„He only knows about everything, but does not experience anything!” – deciding on weekly commuting in terms of educational qualifications Cover Image

„Mindenről csak tud, de nem éli át!” – Döntés a heti ingázás mellett iskolai végzettség alapján
„He only knows about everything, but does not experience anything!” – deciding on weekly commuting in terms of educational qualifications

Author(s): Judit Kerülő
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Debreceni Egyetem Politikatudományi és Szociológiai Intézet
Keywords: domestic commuter; weekly commuting; professional qualification

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the group of domestic commuters who can only go home and meet their families – in the best case – once a week. It is based on a survey conducted in 2019 in which 24 commuters together with their family members at home were interviewed about why they had decided on working far away from home. Looking for similar and different characteristic features, we have analyzed the interviews in terms of the respondents’ educational qualifications. Our results prove undoubtedly that the lower qualifications the respondents have, the fewer job options they will have; moreover, they are also in vulnerable position concerning getting accommodation, spending free time or finding suitable means of transport to go home.

  • Issue Year: 10/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 20-37
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Hungarian