1987
DOI: 10.1177/0038038587021003008
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Assessing the Socio-Economic Status of Families

Abstract: Occupational classifications have long been the conventional method of assigning individuals, families and household to social class or socio-economic status positions. This practice has been subject to mounting criticism in recent years, either because of doubts about the validity of scales such as the OPCS Classification of Occupations or because of objections to the use of husbands' occupations to assign their wives and families to a class position. This article reviews this debate, and proposes an alternat… Show more

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“…Potential risk factors for bullying involvement (e.g. 6,18 ) or emotional problems were assessed at birth: sex, socioeconomic status (SES: low, moderate or high according to parental education and job status 14,19 ) and disability was defined as suffering cerebral palsy (CP 20 ), blindness or deafness 14,21 in year 2 in both cohorts. Emotional problems in year 2 were assessed with the Internalizing Scale of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in the BLS and with the Emotional Problems subscale of the SDQ in the EPICure study.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Potential risk factors for bullying involvement (e.g. 6,18 ) or emotional problems were assessed at birth: sex, socioeconomic status (SES: low, moderate or high according to parental education and job status 14,19 ) and disability was defined as suffering cerebral palsy (CP 20 ), blindness or deafness 14,21 in year 2 in both cohorts. Emotional problems in year 2 were assessed with the Internalizing Scale of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in the BLS and with the Emotional Problems subscale of the SDQ in the EPICure study.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A comprehensive description and evaluation of the SI is given in Osborn (1987). The total SI score has a mean of 50, standard deviation of 10.2 and a range of 19 to 73.…”
Section: Defining a Vulnerable Groupmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Como observam Alves e Soares (2009), ao utilizar estas variáveis, as pesquisas assumem o pressuposto que a educação é o elemento-chave da qualificação para o trabalho (ou o pré-requisito para as ocupações com maior prestígio) e a renda é a consequência, ou seja, são a causa e o efeito da posição socioeconômica do indivíduo. Quanto aos procedimentos, métodos alternativos para fazer face à complexidade das novas realidades da sociedade ou em função de críticas a estudos anteriores, como Osborn (1987), têm colaborado para o avanço da área.…”
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