Explored the role of education in occupational attainment in Great Britain. Examined four aspects of educational attainment (years of schooling, type of school attended, school examinations passed, and qualifications obtained) and four aspects of occupations (prestige, authority, control, and earnings). (Author/GC)

Using data from the 1979 Chicano Survey, analyzes determinants of status attainment among Mexican Americans. Finds the process of status attainment to be essentially the same for both sexes, though women experience a net handicap for current occupational attainment. Also finds that close ethnic attachment does not lower socioeconomic attainment.…

Analyzes data from eight epidemiological surveys to estimate the relative importance of income, education, and occupational status in predicting the distress of people in the normal population. Finds that the most important predictors of distress are different for men, women in the labor force, and homemakers. (Author/GC)

Reviews the book "Who Gets Ahead?", by Christopher Jencks and 11 associates, which discusses the main themes preoccupying research on status attainment, earnings, intergenerational mobility, and the effects of family background, cognitive skills, noncognitive traits, and years of schooling. Compares this book with Jencks' earlier work,…

Examined predicted sex differences in occupational achievement motivation. Significant sex by occupation stereotype interactions were found supporting the prediction of highest achievement motivation toward sex appropriate occupations. Females did not show significantly lower motivation toward high prestige masculine occupations--inconsistent with…

Describes the evolution of the library staff at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, from a hierarchically organized staff with faculty status to a professional staff with the status of librarian, distinct from that of faculty or administrator. Such topics as hiring requirements, professional development, and evaluation criteria are…

Determined extent retired university staff workers' perceptions of life satisfaction differ from those nearing retirement. Responses to Life Satisfaction Index A and B revealed similarities in perceived life satisfaction between the groups but significant differences between persons employed as administrators, faculty, and classified workers.…

Examines attitudes which are hindering women's access to administrative positions in the public schools. (SJL)

Evaluated the influence of occupation and employment status on the involvement of older males in the home and the impact of these factors on well-being. Data were analyzed from interviews with 1,193 men, 60 years of age or older. Occupation and employment status independently influenced family tasks and well-being. (Author)

Examines later occupational status and earnings of men who undertake the transition to adulthood in other than the "normative" sequence of completion of formal schooling, commencement of first job, and marriage. On the basis of data from 18,370 men, concludes that those who experience a disorderly transition have lower earnings. (Author/GC)

Investigated the impact of the residential segregation of social status groups on choice of marriage partner in New Zealand. Data suggested that homogamy and propinquity are independent influences on choice of a spouse. Segregation does not interact with distance to circumscribe choice, but it is important in its own right. (Author)

This study indicates that the Modified Questionnaire on the Occupational Status of Women may be reliably and validly used to measure counselors' and counselor educators' attitudes with respect to the occupational status of women. Construct validity of the questionnaire should be reevaluated when suitable data become available. (Author/AL)

An examination of the performance of Grade 10 boys and girls on six Career Development Inventory subscales (dependent variables) through use of a three-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) on sex, father's education, and father's occupation (independent or classificatory variables) is presented. (Author/AL)

Examines the role of higher education in the Puerto Rican society and economy. Discusses the impetus federal assistance has provided to low income Puerto Rican students, especially through the Pell Grant. Analyzes the relationship between educational and employment attainment levels. (APM)

Investigates the relationship between wage-earner status, occupational level, and job satisfaction. Findings of this study suggest that sex is a more important determinant of job satisfaction than wage-earner status, and occupational level is a better predictor of job satisfaction than either sex or wage-earner status. (Author)