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Author: Eaton, William
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1. Miech, Richard A.
Eaton, William
Liang, Kung-Yee
Occupational Stratification over the Life Course
Work and Occupations 30,4 (November 2003): 440-474.
Also: http://wox.sagepub.com/content/30/4/440.abstract
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Demography; Ethnic Groups; Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Hispanics; Life Course; Minorities; Minority Groups; Occupational Status; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

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This study uses growth curve analysis to examine whether disparities in the occupational standing of White men relative to women and minorities grew larger or smaller with advancing age during the 1980s and 1990s. The analyses are based on The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-Up. Results indicate that disparities in occupational standing stayed constant over the life course across all demographic groups except for African Americans, whose gap in occupational status relative to Whites and Hispanics grew significantly larger with advancing age. Implications of these findings for theories of occupational inequality are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Miech, Richard A., William Eaton and Kung-Yee Liang. "Occupational Stratification over the Life Course." Work and Occupations 30,4 (November 2003): 440-474.