Reviewing the major stratification theories that involve prestige as a concept, this chapter
suggests that these theories differ in that they base prestige either on achievement, esteem …

This second edition of the best-selling textbook on Work Motivation in Organizational
Behavior provides an update of the critical analysis of the scientific literature on this topic …

Nous présentons ici un nouvel index socio‐économique des occupations, basé sur le
recensement de 1981. Il est généralement admis que l'occupation est le meilleur indicateur …

Criminologists from diverse theoretical perspectives have long asserted that the quality of
employment is more strongly associated with criminal behavior than its presence or …

Departing from the earlier literature that emphasizes power and resources as sources of
occupational prestige, the author proposes to explain the phenomenon of occupational …

Between 1970 and 1980, there was a large increase in the proportion of female workers, a
modest decline in occupational sex segregation, and radical changes in the sex composition …

This research reexamines the meaning of occupational prestige scores from the social
psychological perspective of identity theory. Using comparable data for Canada and the …

We explore the prestige of criminal and conventional occupations using a longitudinal
design and ratings from unemployed drug addicts and ex-offenders in seven major …

This investigation offers a comprehensive analysis of the relative social prestige of various
medical specialties. The specialties were evaluated in terms of ascribed esteem by a lay …

Occupational prestige is an important yet understudied factor in gender labour market
inequality. This study examines the relationship between the gender composition of …