The Black woman, as a member of two minorities, finds herself in an ambiguous role. An alignment with Black civil rights or feminist groups puts her in the position where Blacks or women will criticize or question her loyalties or fulfillment of her responsibilities. (CMG)

Documents the extent of urban transportation and entry-level job losses in major cities. Describes the mismatch between educational requisites of newer growth industries and educational background of urban minorities, and highlights the role of this mismatch in the increase in urban minority unemployment and welfare dependency. (EF)

Surveyed graduates (N=46) of an undergraduate rehabilitation curriculum. Found that 93 percent were employed, with 81 percent in positions related to their educational background. Education and longevity were important factors in upward mobility. Graduates seemed to prefer a well-organized but broad and flexible curriculum that emphasized…

Provided are results of an American Chemical Society survey on members' employment status and salaries. These results are reported by sex, highest degree, minority status, experience level, and work function/speciality. In addition, salaries of industrial chemists and salaries related to supervisory function are reported. (JN)

Women's difficult working conditions are due to factors such as the nature and form of women's employment, their reproductive role, and family responsibilities. The relative importance of these factors must be assessed in order to redress inequalities. (SK)

A graduate survey (n=575) of alumni vocational achievement, acceptance of responsibility in social groups, and further intellectual development was related to undergraduate grades. The only significant finding was an inverse relationship with involvement in community activities among males. (Author/PN)

Using data collected from 25 secondary schools in the Study of Schooling sample, investigated the relationship between race/ethnicity and the scope/substance of vocational courses taken. Found substantive differences between and within schools' vocational programs that resulted in different vocational experiences of White and non-White students.…

Examined the relationship between career status aspirations and strength of career orientation. Male (N=171) and female (N=192) 12th graders completed a Career Orientation Inventory and reported their most preferred occupational aspiration. Results indicated students with higher status professional aspirations manifested stronger career…

Employing the bilateral or segmented theory of labor markets, research has begun to reveal the complexity and variability of schooling's impact on diverse work careers of differing groups in society. Specific attention is paid to the effect of educational origins on the careers of individuals in professional occupations. (Author/MLW)

Three reports of interest to career counselors are presented: results of a survey of 1976-77 bachelor's and master's graduates; what the college student body will be like in 1990; and the number of teachers employed and the number of vacancies in a score of subjects in 1979. (CT)

Stage-state analysis of the life course is presented as useful in identifying types of life courses and their relative frequency, in estimating the likelihood of moving from a given state through a sequence of future states, and in analyzing routes and processes connecting initial states with potential outcomes. (Author/DB)

Explores the effects of religion/ethnicity on educational and occupational attainments of White males. Suggests that future research should focus on the structural contexts in which these effects occur. (ST)

Data from 11 national surveys found a small positive association between job satisfaction and level of education. A college degree was needed for college education to affect job satisfaction. Level of education was associated with challenge and financial reward. Overeducated workers were particularly dissatisfied. (JAC)

Analyzes migration streams between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, 1975-93, in terms of sex, race, age, educational attainment, poverty level, and occupational status. Distinct shifts included nonmetro gains and retention of the young and better-educated during the 1970s, loss of those groups in the 1980s, and increased nonmetro population…

Investigates the influence of generation and country of origin on occupational mobility between 1880 and 1900 among a sample of U.S. White men. These factors seem to have had little influence on the mobility process during this period, though northern and western European immigrants gained occupationally from newer migration flows. (AF)