Class And Conformity A Study In Values

Author : Melvin Kohn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1989-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226450261

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First published in 1969 and augmented by the author with a new essay in 1977, Class and Conformity remains a model of sociological craftsmanship. Kohn's work marshals evidence from three studies to show a decided connection between social class and values. He emphasizes that occupation fosters either self-direction or conformity in people, depending upon the amount of freedom from supervision, the complexity of the task, and the variety of the work that the job entails. The extent of parents' self-direction on the job further determines the value placed on self-direction for the children; this, Kohn finds, is the most critical and pervasive factor distingushing children raised in different socioeconomic classes.--Back cover.

Author : Melvin L. Kohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Class and Conformity: A Study in Values by Melvin L. Kohn Pdf

Author : Melvin L. Kohn
Publisher : Chicago : University of Chicago Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0226450309

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Class and Conformity by Melvin L. Kohn Pdf

First published in 1969 and augmented by the author with a new essay in 1977, Class and Conformity remains a model of sociological craftsmanship. Kohn's work marshals evidence from three studies to show a decided connection between social class and values. He emphasizes that occupation fosters either self-direction or conformity in people, depending upon the amount of freedom from supervision, the complexity of the task, and the variety of work that the job entails. The extent of parents' self-direction on the job further determines the value placed on self-direction for their children; thus, Kohn finds, is the most critical and pervasive factor distinguishing children raised in different socioeconomic classes.

Author : Melvin L. Kohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Conformity
ISBN : OCLC:1436136760

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Classes and Conformity by Melvin L. Kohn Pdf

Author : Nancy Eisenberg,Janusz Reykowski,Ervin Staub
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781315534961

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Social and Moral Values by Nancy Eisenberg,Janusz Reykowski,Ervin Staub Pdf

Originally published in 1989, this joint venture of American and Polish psychologists provides an international perspective on the psychological factors that make people attend to the well-being of others and of society. The individual sections focus on: theoretical perspectives in the nature of values; the development of positive values; the place of values in various types of decisions; the regulation of behaviors through values and the relation of values to behavioral outcomes; and sociopolitical, socioeconomic, and historical perspectives on values.

Author : Kohn M. L.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:793410646

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Class and Conformity by Kohn M. L. Pdf

Author : Robert M. Hauser,David Mechanic,Archibald O. Haller
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483262987

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Social Structure and Behavior by Robert M. Hauser,David Mechanic,Archibald O. Haller Pdf

Social Structure and Behavior: Essays in Honor of William Hamilton Sewell is a collection of 16 essays dealing with the social psychological aspects of schooling and achievement, social stratification and mobility, measurements and methods, and social structures and wellbeing. The collection discusses the political dimension of stratification, the results of observation of first-graders in their reading group assignments against their social background, and stereotyping practices held by dominant groups of society. Anther papers use a causal model to analyze occupational status and earnings of Cuban exiles in the U.S.; other authors discuss the effects of institutionalization of formal employment in Brazil, and propose a revision of the Duncan Scale by a more comprehensive set of occupational prestige scale. The book also analyzes measurements of ranked preferences using a single latent factor behind the ranked items. One authors points that some sociological terms can be misleading in propounding a sound theory when these terms themselves confound what they are supposed to correlate. The text also addresses the fundamental problems concerning welfare that include order, collective action, and consensus. This collection of essays can interest social workers, sociologists, psychologists, and researchers involved in community development.

Author : Chan Kwok-bun
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461402664

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International Handbook of Chinese Families by Chan Kwok-bun Pdf

Families are the cornerstone of Chinese society, whether in mainland China, in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, or in the Chinese diaspora the world over. Handbook of the Chinese Family provides an overview of economics, politics, race, ethnicity, and culture within and external to the Chinese family as a social institution. While simultaneously evaluating its own methodological tools, this book will set current knowledge in the context of what has been previously studied as well as future research directions. It will examine inter-family relationships and politics as well as childrearing, education, and family economics to provide a rounded and in-depth view.

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780313076114

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Childrearing Values in the United States and China by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

Hong Xiao examines the linkage between social structure and child-rearing values in the United States and China. Her primary objectives are to examine the underlying structure of childrearing values, discover the dynamics of the structural-level, family-level, and individual-level determinants of childrearing values, and to compare patterns of value orientations in the two countries. Three value dimensions--autonomy, conformity, and a care orientation--are identified in both the United States and China samples via factor analyses. Furthermore, despite cross-national differences in political system, economic development, and culture history, Professor Xiao finds Americans and Chinese are quite similar in their thinking of the kinds of things to teach children at home. Among the top six qualities endorsed within each country, five are identical. However, sources of value variations are drastically different in the two countries. For example, in the United States, while the influence of class on men's values for children has become muted overtime, class differences in values continue to exist among women. And neither gender nor motherhood is related to the care orientation. In China, valuation of children's autonomy or conformity is conditioned heavily by political conformity, age, and family size. Of particular interest to scholars, students, and other researchers involved with gender and family studies, sociology, and Asian Studies.

Author : David H. Looff
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0813133599

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Appalachia's Children: The Challenge of Mental Health by David H. Looff Pdf

The analysis of the developmental experiences and resulting personality patterns of Southern Appalachian children is based upon fieldwork in psychiatric clinics in eastern Kentucky, where diagnostic evaluation and treatment were provided for emotionally disturbed children. Observations on the mental health, or mental disorder, of the children are made concurrently with and in the light of observations on the ways in which eastern Kentucky families raise their children and on the kinds of adjustments to life that these children make. The historical, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of the region, in addition to characteristic family life styles and child rearing practices, are presented as the necessary context for understanding the children's mental health problems. Mental disorders are viewed largely as social phenomena and mental health or disorder is seen as firmly embedded in the social matrix. The study of family structure and interrelationships reveals three prominent themes influential in child development - emphasis on infancy of the children and family closeness, poor development of verbal skills, and the consideration of sexual maturation and functioning as a tabooed topic. Instances of emotional disturbance discussed are grouped accordingly: dependency themes, communication patterns, and psychosexual themes. (Kw).

Author : Susan E. Keefe
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780813183145

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Appalachian Mental Health by Susan E. Keefe Pdf

This volume is the first to explore broadly many important theoretical and applied issues concerning the mental health of Appalachians. The authors—anthropologists, psychologists, social workers and others—overturn many assumptions held by earlier writers, who have tended to see Appalachia and its people as being dominated by a culture of poverty. While the heterogeneity of the region is acknowledged in the diversity of sub-areas and populations discussed, dominant themes emerge concerning Appalachia as a whole. The result of the authors' varied approaches is a cumulative portrait of a strong regional culture with native support systems based on family, community, and religion. Some of the contributors examine therapeutic approaches, including family therapy, that consider the implications of the cultural context. Others explore the impact of Appalachian culture on the impact of Appalachian culture on the development of mental health problems and coping skills and the resulting potential for conflict between Appalachian clients and non-Appalachian health providers. Still others examine cultural considerations in therapeutic encounters and mental health service delivery. The book is rich in case studies and empirical data. The practical, applied nature of the essays will enhance their value for practitioners seeking ways to improve mental health care in the region.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1980-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780309030939

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Work, Jobs, and Occupations by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis Pdf

Various editions of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles have served as the Employment Service's basic tool for matching workers and jobs. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles has also played an important role in establishing skill and training requirements and developing Employment Service testing batteries for specific occupations. However, the role of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles has been called into question as a result of planned changes in the operation of the Employment Service. A plan to automate the operations of Employment Service offices using a descriptive system of occupational keywords rather than occupational titles has led to a claim that a dictionary of occupational titles and the occupational research program that produces it are outmoded. Since the automated keyword system does not rely explicitly on defined occupational titles, it is claimed that the new system would reduce costs by eliminating the need for a research program to supply the occupational definitions. In light of these considerations, the present volume evaluates the future need for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

Author : Marc H. Bornstein
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1373 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135650735

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Handbook of Parenting by Marc H. Bornstein Pdf

Please see Volume I for a full description and table of contents for all four volumes.

Author : Caroline Field Levander,Carol J. Singley
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 081353223X

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The American Child by Caroline Field Levander,Carol J. Singley Pdf

From the time that the infant colonies broke away from the parent country to the present day, narratives of U.S. national identity are persistently configured in the language of childhood and family. In The American Child: A Cultural Studies Reader, contributors address matters of race, gender, and family to chart the ways that representations of the child typify historical periods and conflicting ideas. They build on the recent critical renaissance in childhood studies by bringing to their essays a wide range of critical practices and methodologies. Although the volume is grounded heavily in the literary, it draws on other disciplines, revealing that representations of children and childhood are not isolated artifacts but cultural productions that in turn affect the social climates around them. Essayists look at games, pets, adolescent sexuality, death, family relations, and key texts such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the movie Pocahontas; they reveal the ways in which the figure of the child operates as a rich vehicle for writers to consider evolving ideas of nation and the diverse role of citizens within it.

Author : Timothy J Owens,Sandra L. Hofferth
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080545165

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Children at the Millennium by Timothy J Owens,Sandra L. Hofferth Pdf

Children at the Millennium