The Structure of Deference: Modeling Occupational Status Using Affect Control Theory

American Sociological Review

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 243-277

  Freeland, Robert E ^a   Hoey, Jesse ^b  

^a ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

affect control theory; occupational scales; prestige; socioeconomic index; status

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044027546     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122418761857     Document Type: Article

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