The prestige squeeze : occupational prestige in Canada since 1965 /

The prestige squeeze : occupational prestige in Canada since 1965 /

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Author / Creator:	Goyder, John, 1946-
Imprint:	Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 235 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Occupational prestige -- Canada. Occupations -- Social aspects -- Canada. Occupational prestige. Occupations -- Social aspects. Canada. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11259878

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ISBN:	9780773576681 0773576681 1282867121 9781282867123 0773536116 9780773536111 0773535829 9780773535824
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"What do you do?" is often the first question posed when strangers meet, as occupation reveals a great deal about both social identity and social standing or "occupational prestige."
Other form:	Print version: 9780773535824
Standard no.:	9786612867125

Table of Contents:

1. Occupational Prestige: "That Mysterious Force"
2. Changing Society, Changing Prestige?
3. Methods and Procedures
4. High Scores and Low Scores
5. Individual Rater
6. Prestige Distribution
7. Dissensus in Ratings
8. "Guns and Butter" of Occupational Prestige.