Front Cover; Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. The Division of Labor and Occupational Stratification; ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME; A THEORY OF OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE; PART II: SETTING THE STAGE: DATA, METHODS, AND BASIC RESULTS; Chapter 2. Problems of Method in Comparing Occupational Prestige Systems; DATA AND DATA QUALITY; VARIATION IN THE RATING TASK; COMBINING SEVERAL STUDIES FROM ONE COUNTRY; COMPARING OCCUPATIONAL TITLES ACROSS COUNTRIES.

DETERMINANTS OF PRESTIGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIESOCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES IN PAST SOCIETIES; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 6. Prestige and Industrialization; PRESTIGE SIMILARITY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE; PAIRWISE COMPARISONS; SUMMARY; Chapter 7. Cross-Cultural Variations in Prestige Evaluations of Particular Occupations: Exceptions That Prove the Rule; CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN PRESTIGE EVALUATIONS; VARIATIONS IN THE STRUCTURAL BASES OF PRESTIGE; CROSS-CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN THE PRESTIGE OF 50 COMMON OCCUPATIONS; CONCLUSIONS; PART IV: A STANDARD INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCALE.

Chapter 8. Developing the ScaleTHE NEED FOR A STANDARD INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCALE; CONSTRUCTING THE SCALE; PROPERTIES OF THE SCALE; VALIDATING THE SCALE; SUMMARY; Chapter 9. Using the Scale; USES OF THE SCALE; PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FOR USING THE SCALE; A NOMINAL CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS; SUMMARY; PART V: CONCLUSION; Chapter 10. Occupational Prestige and Social Structure; SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT; ON THE INEVITABILITY OF STRATIFICATION AND THE DIGNITY OF WORK; Appendix A: Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale; Appendix B: Alphabetical Index to Standard Scale.

Appendix C: Standard Scale Scores for Other Occupational ClassificationsAppendix D: Occupational Prestige Scores for Each Country; References; Index.