Stephen J. McNamee

Stratification in Science: A Comparison of Publication Patterns in Four Disciplines.

Publication patterns in the leading journals of chemistry, economics, philosophy, and sociology between 1960 and 1985 are examined Patterns of institutional stratification are indicated by the dispersion of institutional affiliations among authors, peripheral status of authors, and the extent of the bureaucratization of knowledge produced within the respective disciplines. The data show that patterns of institutional stratification vary across indicators and among the disciplines examined; that is, on some indicators, certain disciplines appear more relatively open than others. The relative openness among the leading journals in these disciplines, however, should not obscure the fact that institutional representation in these leading journals is generally restricted to an inner circle of prestigious academic institutions.

Gender differences in patterns of publication in leading sociology journals, 1960–1985

This paper examines the impact of the recent feminization of the sociological profession on gender differences in patterns of publication in leading sociology journals. Our findings show that women are better represented in the leading journals in an absolute sense, but continue to be underrepresented relative to men. Moreover, while women are better represented in the leading journals than in the past, they more often occupy marginal locations within the structure of the discipline. Finally, we discuss the likely implications of the feminization of sociology on the production of knowledge within the discipline as a whole.

Inheritance and Stratification

The individual chapters of this volume have examined various aspects of estate inheritance from historical, legal, and social perspectives. In this concluding chapter, we will return to a more general discussion of the impact of estate inheritance on stratification outcomes.

Inheritance and Wealth in America

The Inheritance of Wealth in America R.K. Miller, S.J. McNamee. Inheritance in American Legal Thought R. Chester. Economics of Inheritance P.L. Menchik, N.J. Jianakoplos. Federal Taxation of Inheritance and Wealth Transfers B.W. Johnson, M.B. Eller. Women and Inheritance in America: Virginia and New York as a Case Study, 1700-1860 J.R. Gundersen. Ethnicity and Inheritance R. Clignet. Why Should Men Leave Great Fortunes to Their Children? Dynasty and Inheritance in America P.D. Hall, G.E. Marcus. Will Contests: Legacies of Aging and Social Change J.P. Rosenfeld. Inheritance and Stratification S.P. McNamee, R.K. Miller. Index.

The Class Structure of Job Rewards A Canonical Analysis

This research used canonical correlation to analyze how 20 occupational rewards are linked to the principal class divisions in the United States. Authority, ownership, mental labor, white-collar work, and embourgeoisement divisions are tested with the continuous status socioeconomic index (SEI). A wide variety of job rewards are investigated as possible consequences of class divisions: earnings, fringe benefits, promotions, security, challenging work, autonomy, safety, comfort, and sociability. Two distinct dimensions of job rewards emerge from the analysis. The first factor focuses on earnings, autonomy, and challenging work. These rewards are determined by no single class division but by a combination of Poulantzass three dimensions of the social relations of production—ownership, authority, and mental labor—together with the status scale. A second, independent, factor of comfortable working conditions is related to white-collar work, higher-status occupations, womens jobs, and organizational context.

The Inheritance of Wealth in America

A central fact of social life is that when people die, whatever personal property they have managed to accumulate over their lifetimes is left behind. Since death is inevitable and since “you can’t take it with you,” societies establish rules for the disposition of property at death. This book is about how such property transfers occur in American society.

Modern Italian Social Theory: Ideology and Politics from Pareto to the Present.

This book provides a clear and systematic introduction to the development of social and political theory in modern Italy. The author gives particular attention to relating the main traditions of Italian thought to the history of the country since unification.