International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 28 Issue 5/6

A new indicator of technical complexity at work

Jorge Rodríguez Menés

This paper aims to conceptualise and measure the technical aspects of the division of labour (DoL) with a new survey indicator of technical complexity (ITC) at work.

The importance of specificity in occupation‐based social classifications

Paul S. Lambert, Koon Leai Larry Tan, Kenneth Prandy, Vernon Gayle, Manfred Max Bergman

This paper aims to present reasons why social classifications which use occupations should seek to adopt “specific” approaches which are tailored to the country, time period and…

Business services and the knowledge economy in Malaysia

Jennifer Jarman, Parminder Singh Chopra

This paper aims to argue that the World Bank‐sanctioned strategy of investing in knowledge economy infrastructure will not make a developing country competitive in the highest…

Intergenerational transfer of occupational status in nineteenth century Zeeland, The Netherlands: A test of the influence of industrialisation, mass communication and urbanisation in 117 municipalities

Richard L. Zijdeman

This paper seeks to study the influence of industrialisation, urbanisation and means of communication on the association between father's and son's occupational status in all 117…

Modelling socioeconomic trajectories: an optimal matching approach

Juliet Stone, Gopalakrishnan Netuveli, David Blane

The aim of this paper is to describe the use of sequence analysis to model trajectories of life‐course economic activity status, within a broader research agenda aimed at…

Minority ethnic men in British labour market (1972‐2005)

Yaojun Li, Anthony Heath

This paper seeks to investigate ethnic disadvantages in the UK labour market in the last three decades. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on data from the most authoritative…

Work and social stratification

Robert M. Blackburn