THE MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL CLASS

1984; University of Adelaide Press; Volume: 8; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1753-6405.1984.tb00446.x

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0314-9021

Autores

Ann Daniel,

Tópico(s)

Social and Cultural Dynamics

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Community Health StudiesVolume 8, Issue 2 p. 218-222 Free to Read THE MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL CLASS Ann Daniel, Ann Daniel School of Sociology, University of New South WalesSearch for more papers by this author Ann Daniel, Ann Daniel School of Sociology, University of New South WalesSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1984 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1984.tb00446.xCitations: 29AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Such studies are legion, but the following might be cited as illustrative of this genre. Leete, R. and Fox, A.J. The Registrar General's Social Classes: Origins and Uses, Population Trends, 1977, 8: 1–7. Rose, G. and Marmot, M.G. Social Class and Coronary Heart Disease, Br. Heart Journal, 1981, 45: 13-19. Kittagawa, E.M. and Hauser, P.M. Differential Mortality in the United States: A Study in Socioeconomic Epidemiology, Cambridge (Mass) Harvard University Press, 1973. Google Scholar 2 Weber described social class in a short essay on status groups and classes. Max Weber: Economy and Society ( G. Roth and C. Wittich eds.) University of California Press, Berkeley, 1978: 302–307. For a contemporary account of the history of a concept see J.S. Western, Class, Status and Party, Concepts and Definitions In J.S. Western: Social Inequality in Australia, Macmillan, 1982. Google Scholar 3 For a detailed discussion of the salience of occupation and the concomitant of occupational prestige see: Daniel, Ann. Power, Privilege and Prestige: Occupations in Australia, Melbourne, Longman Cheshire, 1983: 12–31. Google Scholar 4 Elley, W.B. and Irving, J.C. A Socioeconomic Index for New Zeland Based on Levels of Education and Income, from the 1966 Census. New Zealand and Journal of Education Studies, 7, 2: 153–167. Google Scholar 5 The most comprehensive account of this work is given in Congalton A. A. Status and Power in Australia, Melbourne, Cheshire 1969. Google Scholar 6 Broom, L. Lancaster-Jones, F. and Zubrzycki, J., Social Stratification in Australia In J. A. Jackson ed. Social Stratification, Cambridge University Press, 1968: 224. Google Scholar 7 Broom, L., Duncan-Jones, P., Lancaster-Jones, F. and McDonnell, P.. Investigating Social Mobility, Australian National University (Departmental Monograph no. 1), 58–111. Google Scholar 8 Daniel, Ann. op. cit.. Google Scholar 9 Department of Employment and Industrial Relations and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASCO Working Draft: Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 19811982. The first draft published in 1980-1981 describes in detail the salient characteristics of each occupation. Google Scholar 10 Daniel, A.E. A Researcher's Reflection on the Blaikie Contribution, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology 1978: 14, 1: 81–87. Google Scholar 11 Brotherton, P.C. Kotler, T. and Hammond, S.B. Development of an Australian Index of Social Class, Australian Psychologist 1979, 14, 1: 77–82. 10.1080/00050067908254344 Web of Science®Google Scholar 12 The relation between class and education continues to be demonstrated despite policies for equality of educational opportunity, cf. Connell, R.W., Ashenden, D.J., Kessler, S. and Dowsett, G.. Making the Difference, Sydney, George Allen and Unwin, 1982, and Anderson, D.S. and Vervoorn, A.E. Access to Privilege: Patterns of Participation in Australian Post-Secondary Education, Canberra, ANU Press, 1983. Google Scholar 13 Daniel, Ann. op. cit. 172 and 178. Google Scholar 14 Daniel, A.E. It all depends on whose housewife she is: Sex, Work and Occupational Prestige, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Sociology 1979 15, 1: 7781. Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume8, Issue2June 1984Pages 218-222 ReferencesRelatedInformation

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