Access to occupations through social ties |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Albany, NY12222, U.S.A.;1. Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, United States;1. Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, Sweden;2. Department of Sociology, Lund University, Sweden;1. Center for Research in Experimental Economics and political Decision-making (CREED), Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Centre (ABC), University of Amsterdam, 1018 WT Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3. Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (Cimec), University of Trento, 38123 Mattarello, Italy;4. Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands;5. Groupe d''Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE), CNRS and Lumière University Lyon 2, 93 chemin des mouilles, 69130 Ecully, France;6. Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1001 NK Amsterdam (Postbox 15916), The Netherlands;1. Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States;2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States;3. Department of Research, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada |
| |
| Abstract: | Previous studies which examine the theory linking social resources to instrumental action have focused on a particular activated set of social ties in order to assess the effects of social resources on a specific action (finding a job or finding a stranger). However, the theory also implies that an individual's access to such social resources is contingent upon his/her social position as well as the nature of the social ties used. Assuming positions in the occupational structure represent resources, this paper reports a study designed to examine access to occupations through social ties.Data tend to support two major propositions in the theory. The strength of positions (as indicated by father's occupation) as well as the strength of ties (as indicated by the nature of the tie being a relative, friend or acquaintance) affect one's access to high-prestige occupations and affect the range of occupations accessed. Higher original positions and weaker ties (friends and acquaintances rather than relatives) provide better access to white-collar or more prestigious occupations, and, as a consequence, provide access to a wider range of occupations. Weaker ties provide better access to social resources than stronger ties, especially for those whose original positions are relatively low. There is also some evidence that friends, as opposed to relatives and acquaintances, may provide the widest access to different positions in the occupational structure. However, this finding is tentative since access through acquaintances may have been underestimated due to the particular measure used and to the possibility of a recall problem. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
