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Dimensions of occupational mobility

The Empirical Invariance

Bibliographic Data

ID7772158
AuthorsHenryk Domański (0000-0001-5078-5027, Institute of Philosophy), Zbigniew Sawiński (0000-0003-1756-9853, University of Warsaw)
Year1987
Volume3
Issue1
Pages39-53
Publication date1987-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a036429
OpenAlexW2527154140
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited7

Occupational mobility patterns are assumed to be an accurate description of the process of social structuration. By a canonical analysis of occupational mobility tables from nine countries an attempt is made to reveal dominant patterns of intergenerational movements. Our findings show that, as indexed by mobility patterns, basic aspects of social structuration are cross-nationally invariant These are: (i) a sharp distinction between farm and non-farm occupations; (ii) a socioeconomic hierarchy of non-agricultural categories; (iii) a distinctive position of the occupational elite; (iv) a white-collar/blue-collar division; (v) a distinctive location of non-farm proprietors. The results call in question the traditional thesis claiming the strong prevalence of the socioeconomic status dimension in social space

Collar · Demographic economics · Division of labour · Economic geography · Economics · Elite · Geography · Hierarchy · Occupational mobility · Occupational prestige · Political science · Population · Social mobility · Social science · Social status · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Law · Rural development and sustainability · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year0,31
Citation span1991 - 2023 (33)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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