Occupation and Class Consciousness in America

Eichar, Douglas M.

doi:10.2307/25143486

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“…Although US and British writers have argued that the concept of social class is either incoherent or outmoded (e.g. respectively, Eichar, 1989; Pahl, 1993), social hierarchies are frequently used by researchers in the form of generic categories such as upper, middle, and lower or working class. However, because class categorization is arbitrary, ambiguous and subjective, researchers create sub‐categories to cope with specific societies, groups, and time periods.…”

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British public accountants in America

Lee

2009

Accounting, Auditing &Amp; Accountability Journal

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PurposeThis study seeks to examine aspects of social class associated with British public accountancy immigrants to the USA prior to the First World War. The study's specific purpose is to investigate the social mobility and fluidity associated with these élite immigrants in the early history of US public accountancy.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is informed by previous studies of both social class and élite immigration and uses biographical data describing 395 British chartered and incorporated accountancy immigrants entering the USA between 1875 and 1914. Data analyses describe social mobility and fluidity based on the recorded occupations of these élite immigrants.FindingsDespite their élite status, the immigrants experienced inter‐generational downward mobility immediately post‐migration. The evidence also indicates inter‐generational and intra‐generational upward mobility for immigrants settling in the USA and for those who did not settle there. The study further reveals evidence of social fluidity associated with both settlers and non‐settlers.Practical implicationsThe study suggests that immigration to the USA did not immediately improve the occupational status of British public accountants who settled there. Nor, compared to those who did not settle in the USA, was it necessarily a more advantageous career path to improved occupational status. The study adds to existing knowledge of British accountants in the early US public accountancy profession and, more generally, to that of social mobility associated with immigration of the period.Originality/valueThe study is significant because it provides knowledge of social mobility and fluidity associated with élite immigrants and contributes to the social history of British accountants in the early development of US public accountancy.

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Section: Social Class and Accountantsmentioning

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British public accountants in America

Lee

2009

Accounting, Auditing &Amp; Accountability Journal

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“…Autonomy The composite measure of autonomy combined three items based on previous research (Eichar, 1989). These items related to experiences during the previous month: 'working autonomously', 'having a say in collective work', and 'letting other people make decisions that affect oneself '.…”

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The competence of Hong Kong social work students in working with victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster

Tang

Cheung

2007

International Social Work

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Disasters occur in different parts of the world and many social work professionals and students are engaged in the relief process. This article describes how Hong Kong social work students helped survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami by mobilizing donation and assistance campaigns, taking care of survivors who returned to Hong Kong and helping relatives of those who died. These students encountered difficulties arising from barriers of culture, language, lifestyles and social work or service systems and concluded that their relief efforts were not a success. Feeling dissatisfied with their levels of skill in providing effective aid, they realized that relief work is not simply about giving survivors money or food. It was crucial to match the survivors' needs with what they could provide. Their failure to collaborate successfully with local services or effectively help survivors raises questions about how to train students for effective international relief work. Reviewing the literatureThe literature revealed that social workers need training to deal with relief work and its traumatic outcomes (Yanay and Benjamin, 2005).

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Occupation and Class Consciousness in America

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British public accountants in America

British public accountants in America

The competence of Hong Kong social work students in working with victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster

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