Albeno P. Garbin

The Choice of Stripping for a Living: An Empirical and Theoretical Explanation

Examination of the relevant theoretical and research literature suggests two distinct, and even contrasting, approaches have been used in the study of occupational choice processes. Katz and Martin (1962) have used the term adventitious to refer to the approach which views occupational decision-making as essentially accidental, nonrational, spontaneous, and based on situational contingencies. In the adventitious approach, pressures external to work effect a fortuitiously derived occupational choice. The second approach, stressed in the works of Ginzberg et al. (1951) and Blau et al. (1956), conceives of occupational selection as the end product of a more or less series of previously made rational decisions. Proponents of the purposive approach believe occupational choice to be a compromise between reward preferences and opportunities to enter specific occupational positions. In sum, whereas rational considerations

Vocational behavior and career development, 1979: A review

Abstract Selected books and articles published in 1979 are summarized in this review of the literature on vocational behavior and career development. The articles are in journals representing the fields of vocational psychology, sociology, and organizational behavior. The topics covered include: perspectives on work; assessment measures; vocational aspirations-choice; job seeking and recruitment; occupational careers; motivations, needs, and goals; worker adjustment; work and the social structure; and interventions. The paper concludes with observations on literature trends and research needs.

Explanations of leisure behavior: an analysis.

This paper empirically tests the situational and the individual explanations of leisure behavior by using data pertaining to five leisure activities. The data were obtained using surveys administer...

Occupational Prestige Hierarchy: Methodological Artifact or Cultural Category System

Occupational prestige findings are among the most stable, replicable findings in all of sociology. Yet, the “cognitive reality” underlying these findings has never been clearly established. Based on the responses provided by students to three questionnaires and comparative data from the more recent NORC study of occupational prestige, the research described in this paper investigates two hypotheses: 1) the occupational rankings resulting from the five‐point scale used in the NORC studies reflect highly differentiated evaluations in the minds of respondents; and 2) occupational prestige rankings form a unidimensional scale. Both of these hypotheses were supported. Not only is the occupational prestige hierarchy highly differentiated in the minds of individuals, it is predominantly a single dimension about which there is substantial agreement. The implications of these findings are briefly discussed.

The Job Selection Process: A Conceptual Rapprochement of Labor Turnover and Occupational Choice:

The perspectives and research data on labor turnover and occupational choice have not been integrated meaningfully. In fact, each area has tended to develop independent of the other. Essentially, each job entrance and each job e-xit has been treated as a unique occurrence, and not as part of a work history. This paper suggests and integrates several concepts which make it possible for the phenomena considered by labor turnover and occupational choice to be treated as aspects of a larger process of job selection.

Self-concepts and occupational prestige among vocational-technical students☆

Abstract This research examines the relationship between the self-concepts and subprofessional occupational prestige ratings of junior college occupational students. Based on cognitive consistency theory, it is hypothesized that high self-concepts are associated with higher prestige ratings for subprofessional occupations. Contrary to such theory, this is not found to be the case. Several alternative interpretations are offered.

The industrial prestige hierarchy

Abstract The major concerns of this research were to determine the prestige evaluations of selected industries by individuals representing diverse groups, and to compare the results with a previous study. Questionnaires were administered to five occupational subgroups (accountants, personnel managers, secretaries, electricians, security guards) and two university groups, one composed of white students, the other of black students. A total of 400 respondents indicated their prestige ratings of 30 industries in terms of a five-point scale. The major findings may be summarized as follows: (1) the industries were perceived to be arranged hierarchically as to prestige but many of the differences were not statistically significant; (2) various subgroups of the sample shared a closely similar evaluation pattern; and (3) industrial ratings had changed but little through time and did not vary significantly from one geographical area to another.