Sociology 2166A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Occupational Segregation, Sex Segregation, Occupational Inequality
1 Jan 2020
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Imperfect measure: estimates the percentage of people who would have to change jobs to have an unsegregated occupational distirbution. Index of dissimilarity indicates declining segregation over time. Sex segregation -- index of dissimilarty: 19. Lecture notes: women are less ethnically segregated, as their labour is more concentrated to begin with, some groups are more "segregated" than others, most segregated: jewish men, chinese, portuguese, greek, and aboriginal men and women. Common explanations of occupational segregation (not always accurate): personal choice, men and women from different ethnic backgrounds may choose different jobs based on different cultures and socialization, choice has impact, but cannot completely account for segregation. Job choice shaped by limited options, opportunities: human capital accounts, segregation accounted for by educational and training differences. Yet some jobs require little education, similar education, or education is sought after career choice is made.
