Showing papers on "Mobility model published in 1981"
TL;DR: In this article, a new class of models (diagonal mobility models) for the analysis of mobility effects which are demonstrably grounded in sociological theory is proposed, and estimation of these models is discussed.
Abstract: Designs for the analysis of mobility effects are flawed by the manner in which the effects of origins and destinations are parametrized. Consequently, suggestions that mobility experiences do not affect attitudes and behaviors are inconclusive. A new class of models (diagonal mobility models) for the analysis of mobility effects which are demonstrably grounded in sociological theory is proposed, and estimation of these models is discussed. To illustrate the use of these models, a reanalysis of the relationship between fertility and intergenerational mobility is presented, using data from the 1962 Occupational Changes in a Generation (OCG-1) survey. The effects of origin and destination on fertility do not depend upon particular origin or destination classes; the effect of destination on fertility appears to be stronger than the effect of origin; and there is only weak evidence of mobility effects.
185 citations
TL;DR: The authors proposed several latent structure models for the analysis of mobility tables and examined the relationship of these to some earlier mobility models (e.g., the "perfect" and the "quasi-perfect" mobility models).
Abstract: This paper proposes several latent structure models for the analysis of mobility tables and examines the relationship of these to some earlier mobility models (e.g., the "perfect" and the "quasi-perfect" mobility models). Data from the classic Danish (5 X 5) and British (5 X 5 and 8 X 8) mobility tables are used to illustrate the utility of these methods in comparative analysis. A model designated as a quasi-latent structure is suggested as a plausible rendering of the structure of mobility for each set of data, and this model is used to derive various kinds of substantive inferences.
108 citations
01 Feb 1981
9 citations
03 Dec 1981
TL;DR: The authors analyzed the mobility of workers initially employed in low-paid occupations who moved to moderately paid occupations, based on 18,347 observations of 1970 Census data, compared to 1965 data.
Abstract: This study analyzes the mobility of workers initially employed in low-paid occupations who moved to moderately paid occupations, based on 18,347 observations of 1970 Census data, compared to 1965 data The study relies on the concept of labor segment, which provides an antidote to the individualistic perspective Two broad segments, a low -paid and a mainstream stratum, are defined in order to operationalize, mobility of the type that might lift a family or individual out of poverty To permit investigation of effects due to race, gender, and industrial sector, the low-paid stratum is subdivided into'eight labor segments In its linear form, the mobility model specifiet that for each labor segment the probability of upward mobility is the,sum of three effects: age, years of schooling, and current occupations The estimates indicate that the chances for upward mobility differ across low-paid occupations In addition, there are large effects for race and gender, and a substantial effect of industrial sector on black males The mobility flows examined through the large data base show the operation of segmentation factors The results support the segmentation view of the labor market, ie, a person's life chances are factors other than his or her productive potential Socioeconomic inequality is exacerbated because gender, race, industry, and occupation are determinants of mobility (KC) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * / from the original document ***********************************************************************