Abstract
Occupational data are presented for 121 male youth who graduated from high school between the years of 1907 and 1967, their fathers, and their employed children. In addition, data indicating husband's occupation are presented for 99 female graduates who married, their fathers, and employed children. Data for 11 single employed females and their fathers are reported. Occupational mobility was computed for each generation, using Warner's index, for both farm and non-farm youth. Results show more between-generation mobility than previous studies would predict, with as many moving by at least one status level as staying the same between first and second generation. Most second-generation mobility was upward; third-generation mobility was divided with both upward and marked downward mobility exhibited. The findings support the ideology that opportunities for occupational mobility are available in the United States.
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