Prestige and Association in an Urban Community

The significance of occupational prestige and social classes in two American cities. Topics: Economic ideology; attitude to business concentration, trade unions, entrepreneurs, strike, co-determination and government takeover of supply companies; self-assessment of social class and criteria for the assessment of social class; friendships; neighborhood contacts; feeling of belonging and class consciousness; social mobility; work satisfaction; significance of occupational prospects of promotion; local residency; memberships; party preference. Scale: social distance from selected occupations. Demography: age; marital status; number of children; religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation; professional position; professional career; social origins.