Treiman / Rossi Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-5835-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Web PDF

Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective provides information pertinent to the study of the nature of inequality in human society. This book discusses that stratification is inevitable in complex societies as they are characterized by a highly developed division of labor into distinct occupational roles. Organized into five parts encompassing 10 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the nature of occupational prestige systems that is rooted in power relations. This text then examines the extent of intrasocial variation in occupational prestige evaluations. Other chapters consider the contrast between the consensus that characterizes occupational prestige evaluations and the lack of consensus that characterizes the evaluation of other social categories. This book discusses as well the basic pattern of occupational evaluations and the worldwide uniformity in occupational evaluations. The final chapter deals with the development of the occupational scale and discusses it potential uses. This book is a valuable resource for sociologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Treiman, Donald J.

Rossi, Peter H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;List of Figures;12
7;List of Tables;14
8;Preface;16
9;Acknowledgments;18
10;PART I: INTRODUCTION;22
10.1;Chapter 1. The Division of Labor and Occupational Stratification;24
10.1.1;ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME;25
10.1.2;A THEORY OF OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE;28
11;PART II: SETTING THE STAGE: DATA, METHODS, AND BASIC RESULTS;48
11.1;Chapter 2. Problems of Method in Comparing Occupational Prestige Systems;50
11.1.1;DATA AND DATA QUALITY;54
11.1.2;VARIATION IN THE RATING TASK;67
11.1.3;COMBINING SEVERAL STUDIES FROM ONE COUNTRY;70
11.1.4;COMPARING OCCUPATIONAL TITLES ACROSS COUNTRIES;71
11.1.5;SUMMARY;82
11.2;Chapter 3. Intrasocietal Consensus in Occupational Prestige Evaluations;84
11.2.1;SUBGROUP VARIATIONS IN PRESTIGE RATINGS;86
11.2.2;HOW REPRESENTATIVE ARE STUDENTS IN THEIR OCCUPATIONAL EVALUATIONS;92
11.2.3;URBAN-RURAL AND REGIONAL VARIATIONS;95
11.2.4;VARIATION OVER TIME;99
11.2.5;SUMMARY;103
11.3;Chapter 4. The Extent of Intersocietal Similarity in Occupational Prestige Hierarchies;104
11.3.1;EXTENT OF PRESTIGE SIMILARITY;104
11.3.2;REGIONAL AND CULTURAL VARIATIONS;122
11.3.3;RATINGS OF NONMANUAL AND MANUAL OCCUPATIONS;124
11.3.4;SUMMARY;127
12;PART III: ISSUES OF SUBSTANCE;128
12.1;Chapter 5. Explaining the Worldwide Similarity in Prestige Hierarchies;130
12.1.1;DETERMINANTS OF PRESTIGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES;131
12.1.2;OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES IN PAST SOCIETIES;143
12.1.3;CONCLUSIONS;155
12.2;Chapter 6. Prestige and Industrialization;156
12.2.1;PRESTIGE SIMILARITY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE;156
12.2.2;PAIRWISE COMPARISONS;164
12.2.3;SUMMARY;166
12.3;Chapter 7. Cross-Cultural Variations in Prestige Evaluations of Particular Occupations: Exceptions That Prove the Rule;168
12.3.1;CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN PRESTIGE EVALUATIONS;170
12.3.2;VARIATIONS IN THE STRUCTURAL BASES OF PRESTIGE;175
12.3.3;CROSS-CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN THE PRESTIGE OF 50 COMMON OCCUPATIONS;180
12.3.4;CONCLUSIONS;184
13;PART IV: A STANDARD INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCALE;186
13.1;Chapter 8. Developing the Scale;188
13.1.1;THE NEED FOR A STANDARD INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCALE;188
13.1.2;CONSTRUCTING THE SCALE;195
13.1.3;PROPERTIES OF THE SCALE;201
13.1.4;VALIDATING THE SCALE;204
13.1.5;SUMMARY;213
13.2;Chapter 9. Using the Scale;220
13.2.1;USES OF THE SCALE;221
13.2.2;PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FOR USING THE SCALE;224
13.2.3;A NOMINAL CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS;232
13.2.4;SUMMARY;242
14;PART V: CONCLUSION;252
14.1;Chapter 10. Occupational Prestige and Social Structure;254
14.1.1;SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT;254
14.1.2;ON THE INEVITABILITY OF STRATIFICATION AND THE DIGNITY OF WORK;261
15;Appendix A: Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale;266
16;Appendix B: Alphabetical Index to Standard Scale;292
17;Appendix C: Standard Scale Scores for Other Occupational Classifications;310
18;Appendix D: Occupational Prestige Scores for Each Country;348
19;References;526
20;Index;542