The Professionalization of Administration and Equal Employment Opportunity in the U. S. Federal Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7614568 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Diprete (0000-0002-9485-3658, corresponding author), Thomas A Diprete |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 119-140 |
| Publication date | 1987-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/228708 |
| OpenAlex | W2067666534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 11 |
During the 20th century, the process of professionalization widened the status distance between upper- and lower-level jobs in both public and private organizations. This process included the development of formal career lines for both administrative and professional jobs distinct from the career lines for lower-level positions. However, a statistical analysis of personnel outcomes for the 15 largest agencies of the federal government during 1962-77 shows that lower-level employees frequently moved into entry-level administrative positions. This suggests that upward-mobility programs begun during these years successfully countered professionalization trends and allowed the proportion of entry-level administrative positions filled internally to increase. Women and minorities were the primary beneficiaries. The implications for further career advancement are discussed
Administration (probate law) · Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Entry Level · Government (linguistics) · Labour economics · Medical education · Political science · Professionalization · Public relations · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Medicine · Public Administration
Understanding the Hiring of Women and Minorities in Educational Institutions
Gender Segregation among College and University Employees
Gender and Promotion in Segmented Job Ladder Systems
Women and black employees at the Central Intelligence Agency
Higher education and challenging work
Multiple Gender Contexts and Employee Rewards
Sex Segregation in the Workplace
Structure and Trend in the Process of Stratification for American Men and Women
Changing reward structures and population distributions
Double Disadvantage or Blessing in Disguise? Understanding the Relationship Between College Major and Employment Sector
Sources of Earnings Inequality in the Black and White Female Labor Forces
Nativity, human capital, and government employment
The Proactive Removal of Discriminatory Barriers
Service after Serving
Economic Development, Socio-Political Ideology and Women's Employment
Keep Your 'N' in Check
The Impact of Inequality on Intergenerational Mobility
Discrimination, jobs, and politics
Internal labor markets and manpower analysis
Men and women of the corporation
Career mobility in a corporate hierarchy
The Visible Hand
The Rise of Professionalism
The Organization of Career Lines
The Impact of the AT&T-EEO Consent Decree
History and Career in a Bureaucratic Labor Market
Careers, Labor Market Structure, and Socioeconomic Achievement
Institutionalized Organizations
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2020 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |