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Scoring Occupational Categories for Social Research: A Review of Current Practice, with Australian Examples
Work, Employment and Society (2001)
  • F L Jones, Australian National University
  • Julie McMillan, Australian National University
Abstract

The scoring of occupational categories has a long history. After reviewing the historical background, we develop and discuss the properties of two new Australian scales based on current theorising in stratification research. The first is based on the operation of the labour market and scores occupations to reflect their central role in converting educational credentials into market income. The second is based on patterns of social interaction and scores occupations to reflect the choices that people make in marriage markets. While these two scales are not theoretically or empirically equivalent, they are closely related and provide equally valid, but alternative, ways of measuring the underlying stratification order of modern societies.

Keywords
  • Occupational categories
Publication Date
September, 2001
Citation Information
F L Jones and Julie McMillan. "Scoring Occupational Categories for Social Research: A Review of Current Practice, with Australian Examples" Work, Employment and Society Vol. 15 Iss. 3 (2001)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/julie_mcmillan/22/