<p>This book explores how structures of social inequality are linked to the social connections that people hold. The authors focus upon occupational inequalities where they see, for example, that the typical friendship patterns of people from one occupation are often very different to those of peopl
Social Stratification and Occupations
โ Scribed by A. Stewart, K. Prandy, R. M. Blackburn (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 311
- Series
- Cambridge Studies in Sociology
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
The Measurement of Stratification....Pages 17-69
The Scale Assessed....Pages 70-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Proletarianisation....Pages 91-113
The Clerical Workforce....Pages 114-152
Clerks and Promotion....Pages 153-172
The Myth of Declining Opportunities....Pages 173-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Mobility within and between Occupations....Pages 197-207
Education and Occupation....Pages 208-246
Education and Incomes....Pages 247-276
Conclusion....Pages 277-283
Back Matter....Pages 284-302
โฆ Subjects
Sociology, general
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