Investigates changes in racial occupational inequality disaggregated by age and level of educational attainment. Examines changes in inequality between 1976 and 1980 and presents separate analyses by region and for the nation as a whole. Analyzes race differences, occupational attainment, and changes in inequality between 1940 and 1980, using…

Proposes a model of ethnic behavior that describes group behavior as constrained by the following aspects of social structure: demographic opportunity, economic opportunity, and cultural heritage. Tests the model by comparing the single ancestry rates of the following ethnic groups: Italian, Polish, Slovak, and Hungarian. (Author/BJV)

Addresses the question of change in the processes of socioeconomic allocation for men and women from 1962 to 1973. Data drawn from the 1962 bench mark study of socioeconomic stratification and from the 1973 replicate are examined for evidence which signifies whether or not lessening of sexual inequalities in status and socioeconomic opportunity…

Investigation of recent trends in education, employment, occupations, family income and personal earnings shows that gains made by blacks in the 1960's did not disappear. Indeed, racial differences attenuated in the lean 1970's just as they did in the prosperous 1960's. Despite these improvements, racial differences remain large and will not…

Blacks scored consistently lower than whites on measures of psychological well-being and quality of life, and the differences remained constant for the period 1972 to 1985. Therefore race remains a significant determinant of psychological well-being and quality of life. Interpretations of these findings are offered. (Author/PS)

Studies Jews and Arabs in Israel to determine whether members of superordinate ethnic groups gain or lose from labor market discrimination against workers of a subordinate ethnic group. Finds that economic discrimination against Arabs benefits Jewish workers at the top of the social system more than those at the bottom. (AF)