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Kerckhoff, Alan C. – Social Forces, 1989
Discusses two types of research--the "new structuralism" approach and "work and personality" studies--on the occupational attainment aspect of social mobility. Suggests that a life course approach to social mobility processes may provide a basis for integrating the structural and social psychological perspectives. Contains 25…
Descriptors: Models, Occupational Mobility, Research Methodology, Social Mobility
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Rosenfeld, Rachel A. – Social Forces, 2002
Examines the past 30 years of research on gender. Discusses lessons learned: to study difference in context, make real comparisons, look for similarities as well as differences, examine variation within as well as between groups, investigate exceptions, note failure to find effects, allow equifinality, and move beyond gender as a category per se.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, College Faculty, Differences, Diversity (Faculty)