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Author:   Marco H. D. van Leeuwen ,  Ineke Maas
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
Imprint:   Leuven University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 26.70cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9789058678577

ISBN 10:   9058678571
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   14 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

List of tables Preface 1. Occupations, Class and Rank in Past Societies 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Occupations and their classifi cation in HISCO 1.3 Constructing the class scheme 1.4 Dimensions of social class 1.5 Conclusion 2. Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The nature of DOT 2.3 The content of DOT 2.4 Conclusion 3. From HISCO to DOT 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Linking HISCO to DOT 3.3 Conclusion 4. From DOT to a Social Class Scheme for Past Populations 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Manual and non-manual 4.3 Skill levels 4.4 Supervision 4.5 Economic sector 4.6 From class dimensions to HISCLASS 4.7 The use of the HISCO variables Status and Relation 4.8 Conclusion 5. Validation 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Expert judgement 5.3 Results of the expert validation 5.4 Consequences of the results of the validation for HISCLASS 5.5 Conclusion 6. Conclusion Bibliography Appendices Appendix 4.1: Exceptions to the general rules with respect to the manual /non-manual distinction Appendix 4.2: Exceptions to the general rules with respect to skill levels Appendix 4.3: Exceptions to the general rules with respect to supervision Appendix 5.1: Instructions for validation by the experts Appendix 5.2: The two test fi les for the expert validation (first 10 of 299 occupational groups) Appendix 5.3: Overview of experts' placement of occupational groups into classes, compared with the placement using DOT Appendix 5.4: Overview of experts' scoring of occupational groups on class dimensions Appendix 5.5: Changes made based on the expert validation Appendix 5.6: Crosswalk HISCO - HISCLASS List of tables Table 2.1: Values of the occupational characteristics Data, People and Things in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) Table 2.2: Example of a DOT qualifi cation profile Table 3.1: An overview of links between HISCO and DOT by type Table 3.2: An illustration of choosing the most common DOT code within the unit group in order to establish a HISCO-DOT link for a general HISCO group Table 3.3: An illustration of choosing the most similar DOT code within the unit group in order to establish a HISCO-DOT link for a general HISCO group Table 3.4: HISCO occupational groups that could not be linked to DOT, and their presence in ISCO68 Table 4.1: Distinguishing between manual and non-manual work using DOT Table 4.2: HISCO occupational groups not covered by DOT, and their directly assigned class characteristics Table 4.3: Distinguishing skill levels using DOT Table 4.4: Distinguishing supervision using DOT Table 4.5: A cross-classifi cation of the dimensions of class Table 4.6: The 12 HISCLASS classes and their characteristics Table 4.7: Categories of the variable Status in HISCO and rules for assigning occupations to classes Table 4.8: Categories of the variable Relation in HISCO and rules for assigning occupations to classes Table 5.1: Results of the expert validation of supervision Table 5.2: Results of the expert validation of manual / non-manual Table 5.3: Results of the expert validation of primary as opposed to other sectors Table 5.4: Results of the expert validation of skill Table 5.5: Results of the expert validation of class Table 5.6: Cross-classifi cation of DOT-based class and alternatives proposed by a majority of experts

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Notwithstanding these observations, HISCLASS is an important tool that will make a significant contribution to historical stratification and mobility research in the fields of social and economic history, historical sociology, and historical demography. The book's documentation of HISCLASS' construction, which permits identification of the scheme's weaknesses and strengths, together with the actual experiences of HISCLASS users, may well lead to the improvement of this research tool in the future. Peter Tammes, The Netherlands, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, XLIII:3 (Winter 2013)

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Marco H. D. van Leeuwen is Professor of Historical Sociology at the Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University, and Honorary Research Fellow of the International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam. Ineke Maas is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University.

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