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The American Occupational Structure - by Peter M Blau (Paperback)

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  • Peter M. Blau and Otis Dudley Duncan pen a classic source of empirical information on the patterns of occupational achievement in American society.
  • About the Author: Peter M. Blau is Quetelet Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and a past president of the American Sociological Association.
  • 544 Pages
  • Social Science, Sociology

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This book is the classic source of empirical information on the patterns of occupational achievement in American society. Based on an unusually comprehensive set of data, it is renowned for its pioneering methods of statistical analysis as well as for its far-reaching conclusions about social stratification and occupational mobility in the United States. The American Occupational Structure received the Sorokin Award of the American Sociological Association in recognition of its significant contribution to the social sciences.



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Peter M. Blau and Otis Dudley Duncan pen a classic source of empirical information on the patterns of occupational achievement in American society.

Based on an unusually comprehensive set of data, The American Occupational Structure is renowned for its pioneering methods of statistical analysis, as well as its far-reaching conclusions about social stratification and occupation mobility in the United States.

Presenting "sociology at its scientific best" (Fortune), The American Occupation Structure received the Sorokin Award of the American Sociological Association in recognition of its significant contribution to the social sciences.



About the Author



Peter M. Blau is Quetelet Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and a past president of the American Sociological Association. He is the author of Inequality and Heterogeneity: A Primitive Theory of Social Structure.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.16 Inches (H) x 5.06 Inches (W) x 1.38 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 544
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology
Publisher: Free Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Peter M Blau
Language: English
Street Date: June 19, 1978
TCIN: 1007767033
UPC: 9780029036709
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-6356
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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