Author Question: What factors are the most important in people's judgment of an occupation's prestige? What will ... (Read 140 times)

james9437 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

What factors are the most important in people's judgment of an occupation's prestige?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Identify the most often used measures of inequality.

What will be an ideal response?

matt · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 1, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The prestige people attach to an occupation is heavily influenced by the education required for the job, the authority it offers its holder, and the income that it provides.

Answer to Question 2

Wealth or personal assets; income or dollars received; occupational prestige or the ranking given one's job; and educational attainment or the number of years of schooling completed.