What is an occupation? Is a quantitative sociology approach different than econometrics?
At Rolling Downhill, I explore these questions and look at two work lives for women with high school diplomas in the NLSY79. One experiences a steady climb at a firm; the other has a boom and bust work life.
How many careers do people have over their work lives? We find U.S. workers in the NLSY79 cohort have about 3 careers on average.
On Rolling Downhill, I write about why careers are key sociological concept in understanding economic mobility.
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A common image for economic mobility is a rock climber. A sociological approach lends itself to another image: a ball rolling down a hill. I unpack this analogy in the introductory post.