differences between the first destinations of men and women. Section three examines whether the pattern of first employment of polytechnic sociology graduates differs systematically from that of sociology graduates from universities. Finally, in section four, salaries are examined and some further implications of the general findings are discussed.
Patterns of Employment of Sociology Graduates
I. Employment Destinations 1976-78The tables in this section were compiled from die annual publications on first destinations of degree graduates, published by the University Grants Committee (U.G.C.) for die universides and the Committee of Directors of Polytechnics (C.D.P.) for the pdytechnlcs. These puUicadons contain data on the nature oi eca^oyment or further educadon at December 31st of those who graduated during the same year.Before proceeding, it is worthwhile p»ising for a moment to consider, the adequacy of these data for the purpose in hand.* Firsdy, they are sharply focused on the employment status of graduates at a specific moment in time, a reladvely short period after graduad(Mi. If there is systemadc mobility between sectors of the economy at later stages in their careers, then it may be misleading to draw inferences about the present employment distribudon of past graduates.Secondly, the number oi non-respondents who made up the 'unknown' category in the stadsdcs apparendy varies systemadcaUy across insdtudons. Professor Gareth Williams suggests diat this is due to differences between colleges in the vigour with which they pursue non-respondents to the employment quesdonnaire. Of pardcular interest is the conclusion that he reached, after examining the extent to which this 'unknown' category is correlated with the 'seddng ment' category, that 'it seems that no assumpdon can be made diat a pardcularly high propordon of the unknown category are unemployed* (page 26).' In all of the tables in this paper the percentages refer to the populadoos of students whose first employment desdnatioos arelmown.Thirdly, a warning on nomenclature is necessary. Joint degrees and integradve degrees raise difficuldes of dassificadoa. Where the main subject of a degree is not dear from its tide the usual soIudoD of the statisddans of the U.G.P. and CD J. is to consign it to a 340 P. Glasner and D. WUcocks: Trends in the employment market for graduates in sociology and related subjects toith special reference to social research and planning posts in the non-academic sector [1979][1980][1981][1982][1983]. North London Polytechnic/Depaitment of Applied Social Studies. S. Richbell and A. W. Watt: Occupiational choice and employment expectations of a group of university undergraduates. Follova-up study of subsequent employment and training (1979-1981), University of Sheffield, Division of Eoonomic Studies. Dr. G. Brown: Undergraduate attitudes to employment and subsequent follotv-up of a first employment Qos^h Rowntree Memoxial Fund), University of Lancaster, Deparonent of Educational Research.
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