Measurement and meanings : techniques and methods of studying occupational cognition

The Edinburgh Studies in Sociology series publishes sociological works from the Department of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh. The majority of the books in the series will be founded on original research or on research and scholarship pursued over a period of time. There will also be collections of research papers on particular topics of social interest and textbooks deriving from courses taught in the Department. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Measurement, Meanings and Social Research Based on Interviews....Pages 1-6 Design and Methods of Research in The Images of Occupational Prestige....Pages 7-32 The Analysis of Similarities Judgements: Appendices to Chapter 3 of The Images of Occupational Prestige....Pages 33-65 Rankings and Ratings Data: Appendices to Chapter 4 of The Images of Occupational Prestige....Pages 66-136 Design and Methods of Research Used in Class and Hierarchy....Pages 137-155 Data from Unconstrained Sortings: Appendices to Chapter 2 of Class and Hierarchy....Pages 156-178 The Hierarchies Task: Appendices to Chapter 3 of Class and Hierarchy....Pages 179-207 Content Analysis of Interview Protocols: Appendices to Chapter 4 of Class and Hierarchy....Pages 208-261 Sentence-frame Data: Appendices to Chapter 5 of Class and Hierarchy....Pages 262-282 Postscript and Some Conclusions....Pages 283-287 Back Matter....Pages 288-305