A social classification scheme for historical occupational data

Historical Methods

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-94

  Putte, Bart Van De ^a   Miles, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Endogamy; Hisco; Industrialism; Marital mobility; Occupational titles; Social power

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; OCCUPATION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22644434025     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: 19401906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/HMTS.38.2.61-94     Document Type: Article

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