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Source: Southwestern Sociological Association
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1. Caddell, Karen E.
Lyon, Larry
Culture of Poverty: An Empirical Evaluation
Presented: Fort Worth, TX, Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, March 28-31, 1979
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Southwestern Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Family Size; Home Environment; I.Q.; Modeling; Poverty; Wage Levels

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Using data from the NLS of Young Men, the culture of poverty model (i.e., that individual characteristics of the poor aid in maintaining their poverty) was evaluated. Multiple regression aided in determining the most important variables. The causal effects of these variables were analyzed with path models. The results indicate that individual cultural variables (family size, home reading material, IQ) combine with structural variables (region, standard metropolitan statistical area) to contribute to maintaining low levels of pay and prestige across generations. Thus, limited support for the culture of poverty is found.
Bibliography Citation
Caddell, Karen E. and Larry Lyon. "Culture of Poverty: An Empirical Evaluation." Presented: Fort Worth, TX, Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, March 28-31, 1979.
2. Ilan, Leila C.
Differences in Locus of Control between Mature Black and White Women: Implications for Social Stratification
Presented: [S.L.], Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, 1979
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: Southwestern Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Control; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Internal-External Attitude; Locus of Control (see Rotter Scale); Racial Differences; Rotter Scale (see Locus of Control); Stratification

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This study examines the differences in locus of control, as measured by the Rotter Internal-External (I-E) scale, between black and white females who were respondents in the NLS of Mature Women in 1969. External locus of control is manifested by individuals who believe that a reward or an event is the result of luck, chance, fate, or as being under the control of powerful others. The reverse is true for an internally oriented individual. As suggested by previous investigators, the Rotter I-E was used to measure a "general locus of control" and a "sense of personal fate control." Comparison of means on the two I-E measures indicated that black women tended to be more externally oriented than the white women. However, in several analyses, it was revealed that this did not have as much influence on locus of control orientation compared to education, income, and health. Subsequent analysis of covariance confirmed this finding. It was also shown that age had a significant effect on sense of personal fate control. The theoretical implications of the concept of locus of control for social stratification are discussed. Internal locus of control is associated with high position, while external locus of control is associated with low position in a stratification system.
Bibliography Citation
Ilan, Leila C. "Differences in Locus of Control between Mature Black and White Women: Implications for Social Stratification." Presented: [S.L.], Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, 1979.
3. Jones, Elizabeth D.
Racial Comparisons of Female Labor Market Entry Models
Presented: Dallas, TX, Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, April 1979
Cohort(s): Young Women
Publisher: Southwestern Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Discrimination, Job; Discrimination, Racial/Ethnic; Education Indicators; Income; Labor Economics; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market Segmentation; Occupational Prestige; Occupations, Female; Racial Studies

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Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey, an attempt is made to discover the main determinants of variation in education, income, & occupational prestige for black & white Fs entering the job market. The sample includes responses from women ages 14-24 years. Both stepwise multiple regression & path analysis are used to develop the causal models which include both structural & social/psychological variables. In both the black & the white models the years of education completed was the prime predictor of occupational prestige & income. For white Fs, IQ & parental socioeconomic status were strategic in determining education, whereas parental financial help & friends attending Coll were predictors for blacks. However, the most pronounced difference between the two models is the importance of the structural variables & social/psychological variables for the black model. Estimates of labor market discrimination are also made. There appears to be discrimination in terms of occupational prestige but not income. Policy recommendations are made to remedy the racial gap. (Copyright 1979, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Jones, Elizabeth D. "Racial Comparisons of Female Labor Market Entry Models." Presented: Dallas, TX, Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, April 1979.