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Examining the effect of occupational structure on social mobility – an investigation of A Black Country village 1851–1901.
- Source :
- Family & Community History; Jul2017, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p85-101, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This article continues research into social mobility in England in the nineteenth century by examining the links with different occupational structures, socio-economic and industry/occupation, for a specific location. This allows an examination of the impact of the characteristics of these structures on occupational and thence on social mobility. Occupational mobility has long been recognised as a major determinant of social mobility and has been the subject of a number of papers, usually to determine how much a specific variable affects the level and type of mobility observed. Rarely do these analyses consider the location’s occupational structure, and its changes, as a determinant of the level of mobility. This paper finds that much of the variability of occupational mobility of a locality is determined by the characteristics of the different industries and occupations in that location. Industries and occupations provide a context within which other factors, such as literacy, operate. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- VILLAGES
SOCIAL mobility
OCCUPATIONAL structure
SOCIAL structure
LITERACY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14631180
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Family & Community History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125436280
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14631180.2017.1369257