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Women’s Social Standing

The Empirical Problem of Female Social Class

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Roy A. Carr-Hill

    1. School of Social and Political Science, University of Hull, UK

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  2. Colin W. Pritchard

    1. Social Paediatric and Research Unit, University of Glasgow, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. 1 Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 1-7

  3. The Genesis of the Current Social Classification of Women

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Registrar-General’s Social Class Scheme: The Stevenson Version

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 10-24

    3. The Registrar-General’s Social Class Scheme: The Last Half-Century

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 25-32

    4. Women in the Social Class Scheme

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 33-43

    5. Do Women Marry Socially?

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 44-52

  4. Constructing a Social Classification for Women

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Classification Using HORG and the Alternative

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 56-66

    3. Measuring Female Life Chances: The Variables and the Data

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 67-74

    4. The Distribution of Female Life Chances

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 75-98

  5. What Role does Height Play?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. A Tall Story

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 101-107

    3. The Role of Height

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 108-116

    4. Implications

      • Roy A. Carr-Hill, Colin W. Pritchard
      Pages 117-131

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 132-140
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  • School of Social and Political Science, University of Hull, UK

    Roy A. Carr-Hill

  • Social Paediatric and Research Unit, University of Glasgow, UK

    Colin W. Pritchard

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