Predictive Utility of Five Indices of Social Stratification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7598680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John L Haer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1957 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 541 |
| Publication date | 1957-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2089478 |
| OpenAlex | W2312247846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
THE literature in the field of social stratification contains many disagreements over the suitability of various concepts of stratification and over the indices that may be employed to represent them. Some students have tried to lessen this confusion through studies of the logical and empirical foundations of the indices of social stratification. One useful approach involves the careful delineation of the characteristics of important indices.' Another line of inquiry investigates whether correlations exist among a variety of indices in current use.2 A third approach, which serves as a guide in the present study, concerns the relationships between stratification indices and other phenomena. Findings of this kind may help to provide a basis for evaluating the relative utility of several indices in terms of their efficacy in providing predictions and generalizations.3 The present research is an attempt to assess the predictive efficacy of several wellknown indices of social stratification. Assuming that there is no real index awaiting discovery, the question of the best index of stratification may be decided on the basis of scientific utility. From this point of view, a variety of concepts and indices may be equally feasible for particular purposes. The problem of correctly selecting from among them depends upon the degree to which they are reliably related to, and predictive of, other phenomena. It should be emphasized that this approach differs from previous research that has tested the adequacy of
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1962 - 2001 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |