Elites in Australia

Broomhill, Ray; Wild, R. A.; Higley, John; Deacon, Desley; Smart, Don; Martin, Jean I.

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“…The relatively weak intercorrelation between the SES indicators reflects, in part, the choice of the three somewhat distinct measures used. Previous studies in Australia (Broom et al 1968) and Israel (Abramson et al 1982) point to correlations between indicators of perhaps twice those observed in Table 1, if the male partners' characteristics are correlated, rather than the characteristics of either (maternal education, paternal occupation) or both (family income) partners, as is the case in this study.…”

Section: Social Class/socio-economic Statussupporting

confidence: 51%

Socio‐economic Status and pregnancy outcome. An Australian study

Morrison

Najman

Williams

et al. 1989

BJOG

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A prospective cohort of 8556 pregnant women attending the Mater Misericordiae Mothers' Hospital in Brisbane was examined to consider the impact of socioeconomic status on pregnancy outcome. The indicators of socio-economic status selected were family income, maternal education and paternal occupational status. Pregnancy out-comes considered were preterm delivery, low birthweight, low birthweight for gestational age, and perinatal death. Subsidiary analyses were also undertaken for Apgar scores, time to establish respiration, need for mechanical respiration and admission to intensive care. Before adjustment, the main consistent association was between the occupational status of the father and three measures of perinatal morbidity. Initial adjustment for the mother's socio-demographic background and weight/height ratio reduced the strength and statistical significance of the above associations, while further adjustment for lifestyle variations between the three status groups further reduced the above associations to marginal statistical significance. The findings suggest that observed class differences in pregnancy outcome are attributable to the mother's personal characteristics (height/weight 2 , parity) and her lifestyle.

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Socio‐economic Status and pregnancy outcome. An Australian study

Morrison

Najman

Williams

et al. 1989

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“…The surveys comprise the 1965 Social Stratification in Australia Study (Broom et al 1965), the 1967 Australian Political Attitudes Study (Aitkin et al 1967), the 1973 Social Mobility in Australia project (Broom et al 1973), the 1984 National Social Science Survey (Kelley et al 1984), the Australian components of the 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1999 International Social Science Project surveys including the 1987, 1992 and 1999 Inequality Modules (Kelley et al 1984(Kelley et al -1988(Kelley et al , 1992Kelley and Evans 1999) and the 2005 wave of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia study (Watson 2008). Data for the 1965, 1967, 1973, 1984 and 2005 studies were collected by face-to-face interviews while the other studies were administered by mail.…”

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Modernization Theory and Changes Over Time in the Reproduction of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Australia

Marks¹

2009

Social Forces

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Modernization theory argues that, as societies industrialize and further develop, the influence of social background and other ascribed characteristics on educational and socioeconomic outcomes declines, while achievement in the education system becomes more important. The purpose of this research is to investigate propositions derived from modernization theory as they apply to Australian society during the second half of the 20 th century. Specifically, these are (1. declines in the influence of socioeconomic background on education, occupation and earnings; (2. increases in the occupational and economic returns to education; and (3. decreases in gender inequalities in all three outcomes. These propositions are examined using data from nationally representative surveys conducted from 1965 through 2005. In accordance with modernization theory, it was found that the effects of socioeconomic background on education, occupational attainment and earnings have declined. Gender inequalities in education have been reversed, and the gender gap in earnings has declined. The effect of education on occupational attainment has increased more strongly among men than women. Contrary to expectations from one interpretation of modernization theory, the returns in earnings from education have not increased.

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“…Hours are only supplied as full-time, which I assume to be 1920 hours per year, and part-time, which I assume to be 960 hours per year. For more information about this survey, see Broom, Jones, and Zubrzycki (1965).…”

Section: Social Stratification In Australiamentioning

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Intergenerational Mobility in Australia

Leigh

2007

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis &Amp; Policy

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Combining four surveys conducted over a forty year period, I calculate intergenerational earnings elasticities for Australia, using predicted earnings in parents' occupations as a proxy for actual parental earnings. In the most recent survey, the elasticity of sons' wages with respect to fathers' wages is around 0.2. Comparing this estimate with earlier surveys, I find little evidence that intergenerational mobility in Australia has significantly risen or fallen over time. Applying the same methodology to United States data, I find that Australian society exhibits more intergenerational mobility than the United States. My method appears to slightly overstate the degree of intergenerational mobility; if the true intergenerational earnings elasticity in the United States is 0.40.6 (as recent studies have suggested), then the intergenerational earnings elasticity in Australia is probably around 0.20.3.

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Elites in Australia

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Socio‐economic Status and pregnancy outcome. An Australian study

Socio‐economic Status and pregnancy outcome. An Australian study

Modernization Theory and Changes Over Time in the Reproduction of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Australia

Intergenerational Mobility in Australia

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