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Studying Social Class: The Case of Embourgeoisement and the Culture of Poverty

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Massey, Garth – Social Problems, 1975

An adaptational perspective is supported over either a cultural or a situational perspective with respect to the study of social classes. The proposed perspective is said to consider the features and processes of class culture. (AM)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Cultural Influences, Group Norms

Female Participation in the Occupation System: A Comparative Development

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Weiss, Jane E.; And Others – Social Problems, 1976

Uses cross national data to examine how economic, political and educational structures affect both the participation of women in the labor force and their employment in more powerful and well rewarded positions, and assesses the relevance of comparative studies of women as a status group to national public policy considerations. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Economic Factors, Educational Background