Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Social Composition of Occupations

博士论文研究：职业的社会构成

• 批准号: 9501009
• 负责人: Joseph McPherson
• 金额: $ 0.36万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-05-15 至 1996-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9501009&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Social; Composition

This research is concerned with describing and accounting for changes in the social compositon of occupations. It uses a model based on an ecological theory of competition. Niche overlap--shared sociodemographic characteristics among occupations--is expected to create competitive pressures that lead to changes in an occupation's basic niche. The model is tested using data from the Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Files. %%% This research will contribute to sociological understanding of why occupations vary in composition according to age, gender, race, and similar characteristics and why occupations change their compositon over time. This information should be of help to policy makers concerned with efforts to encourage occupational diversity. In addition to the scientific gains to be achieved by the research, this award will materially assist a highly promising student in completing research for the Ph.D. dissertation. Thus it contributes to the future scientific manpower of the nation and the thorough training of the next generation of social scientists. This research is concerned with describing and accounting for changes in the social compositon of occupations. It uses a model based on an ecological theory of competition. Niche overlap--shared sociodemographic characteristics among occupations--is expected to create competitive pressures that lead to changes in an occupation's basic niche. The model is tested using data from the Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Files. %%% This research will contribute to sociological understanding of why occupations vary in composition according to age, gender, race, and similar characteristics and why occupations change their compositon over time. This information should be of help to policy makers concerned with efforts to encourage occupational diversity. In addition to the scientific gains to be achieved by the research, this award will materially assist a highly promising student in completing resear ch for the Ph.D. dissertation. Thus it contributes to the future scientific manpower of the nation and the thorough training of the next generation of social scientists.

这项研究关注的是描述和解释职业社会构成的变化。它使用了一个基于生态竞争理论的模型。利基重叠——职业之间共有的社会人口特征——预计会产生竞争压力，导致职业基本利基的变化。该模型使用当前人口调查年度人口档案中的数据进行了测试。这项研究将有助于社会学理解为什么职业的构成会根据年龄、性别、种族和类似特征而变化，以及为什么职业的构成会随着时间的推移而变化。这些资料应有助于决策者努力鼓励职业多样化。除了研究取得的科学成果外，该奖项还将极大地帮助极有前途的学生完成博士论文的研究。有利于培养国家未来的科学人才，有利于培养下一代社会科学家。这项研究关注的是描述和解释职业社会构成的变化。它使用了一个基于生态竞争理论的模型。利基重叠——职业之间共有的社会人口特征——预计会产生竞争压力，导致职业基本利基的变化。该模型使用当前人口调查年度人口档案中的数据进行了测试。这项研究将有助于社会学理解为什么职业的构成会根据年龄、性别、种族和类似特征而变化，以及为什么职业的构成会随着时间的推移而变化。这些资料应有助于决策者努力鼓励职业多样化。除了研究取得的科学成果外，该奖项还将为极有前途的学生完成博士论文的研究提供实质性的帮助。有利于培养国家未来的科学人才，有利于培养下一代社会科学家。