Research Catalog

Title

Comparative project on class structure and class consciousness [electronic resource] : core and country-specific files.

Author

Wright, Erik Olin.

Publication

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990.

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Additional Authors

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035
• National Science Foundation (U.S.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79005681

Summary

This data collection was designed to provide systematic data for analyzing class structure. The central objective of the survey was to develop rigorous measures of the relational dimensions of social inequality (particularly relations of authority, autonomy, and property) to complement data on the gradational dimensions of social inequality (e.g., income, education, and occupational status). In order to explore the macro-properties of class structures and their effects via comparative analysis, the survey was replicated in a number of countries in addition to the United States. This collection presents data for ten countries: the United States (1980), Sweden (1980), Finland (1981), Norway (1982), Canada (1982), Great Britain (1984), West Germany (1985), Denmark (1985), Australia (1986), and Japan (1987). Seven general topic areas are covered: class relations, other aspects of social structural location, organizational context, class biography and class experience, the sexual division of labor in the home, social and political attitudes, and political participation. Questions addressing the respondent's location within class relations cover work-related issues such as supervision, decision-making, autonomy, respondent's location within the organizational hierarchy of the work place, ownership, labor-market position, and income. Information on other aspects of social structural location includes occupation, industry, geographical location, sex, race, and ethnicity of respondents. Among the measures of organizational context are size of employing organization, linkages to the state sector, linkages to larger corporations, and industrial sector. Under the topics of class biography and class experience, information is provided concerning class origins and job histories of the respondent, his or her parents, spouse, and closest friends, and class-relevant experiences such as unemployment, union membership, and participation in a strike.

Series Statement

ICPSR ; 9323

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 9323.

Subjects

• Income
• Authority
• Education
• Job history
• Property
• Social structure
• Gender roles
• Family background
• Workers
• Class consciousness
• Social classes > Research
• Occupational status
• dataset > 1980-1987
• Social inequality
• Social stratification
• Equality > Research
• Political attitudes
• Political participation
• Social attitudes

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1980-1987.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on October 20, 2005).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 9 data files + machine-readable documentation (text).

Event (note)

• Date(s) of collection: 1980-1987.
• Time period: 1980-1987.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United States, global.

Cite As (note)

• Wright, Erik Olin, et al. COMPARATIVE PROJECT ON CLASS STRUCTURE AND CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS: CORE AND COUNTRY-SPECIFIC FILES [Computer file]. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Institute for Research on Poverty [producer], 1989. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990.

Funding (note)

• Funding agency: National Science Foundation.
• Grant number: SES-8208238, SES-7812189, and SES-8318586.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: LRECL.

Terms of Use (note)

• Restrictions: in order to preserve respondent confidentiality, certain identifying variables are restricted from general dissemination. Aggregations of this information for statistical purposes that preserve the anonymity of individual respondents can be obtained from ICPSR in accordance with existing servicing policies.

Contents

Vol. I. introduction, project description, and master variable list -- vol.II. [1-2] supplementary codes -- vol.III. appendices.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library