In this paper I construct an occupational status scale for postSoviet Russia using data from the ISSP for 1992–2006 and Goodman’s RC type II model. The resulting scale is similar to the scales previously constructed for Western countries. The status scales for Russia and the United States were formally compared, with only minor differences found. In both countries non-manual occupations rank hi...

Whether measured by social rank, occupational status or educational levels, newlyweds tend to resemble one another. The pattern of like marrying like, which anthropologists label status homogamy, is observed across time and place, and is true among both commoners and the nobility. This paper investigates complexion homogamy (light marries light and dark marries dark) in the African-American com...

BACKGROUND Contrary to lay beliefs, current perceived stress is not consistently associated with the incidence of high blood pressure (BP) in prospective studies, possibly because of moderating factors. The present prospective study examined this association and explored the potential moderating effects of sex or occupational status. METHOD The 4-item Perceived Stress Scale was filled at base...

BACKGROUND To assess the status of occupational hazards and their prevention among the practicing dentists in Chandigarh city, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A closed-ended questionnaire was prepared to record demographic status, types of occupational hazards encountered, and status of measures used for their prevention. A total 113 out of 130 dentists completed the questionnaire and the respon...

the purpose of present research is to consider the relationship between occupational prestige and avoidance variables and intermediate role of organizational indifference. this research is practical and its data were collected through descriptive method and is descriptive-correlative. statistical community is all ilam petrochemical's co employees. about 276 subjects were selected as sample...

Introduction: Macro-ergonomics is an important factor that affects behavior, favorable performance and personnel’s efficiency that can cause conformity of employees by increasing labor and efficiency and in result decreasing employees’ stress amount. The aim of the present study was to investigate relationship between Macro-ergonomics and occupational stress in employees working in one casting ...

OBJECTIVES Reported associations of self-employment with occupational injury and cerebrovascular disease suggest that worker safety and health precautions may vary by occupational status. The authors assessed the extent to which use of respiratory protection and ventilation equipment is associated with self-employed versus employee status among adults in an international study. METHODS The Eu...

With the development of society and the rise of women's status, professional women become non-ignorable in the workplace. The development of professional women also results in all kinds of pressure. Through the survey of the status of professional women's occupational pressure, this paper aims to analyze the differences of the total pressure in age, disposition, education, marital status, type ...

There is an ongoing debate on whether analyses of occupational studies should be adjusted for socioeconomic status (SES). In this paper directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) were used to evaluate common scenarios in occupational cancer studies with the aim of clarifying this issue. It was assumed that the occupational exposure of interest is associated with SES and different scenarios were evaluated i...