This paper argues that a meritocracy exists to the extent that economically valued positions
are allocated on the basis of educational attainment and performance, cognitive ability, and …

The meritocratic thesis states that a strong association between individual “merit” and social
rewards is inherent in highly industrialized society. A simple model of meritocratic allocation …

It has been argued that achievement in the United States is governed by'meritocratic'
processes. In this paper we examine a number of aspects of this thesis. We argue that …

IN THIS CHAPTER we use indexes of the socioeconomic standing of occupaн tions to
measure trends and differentials in intergenerational social mobility and in the effects of …

Current research on status attainment usually employs either a scale of prestige or of
socioeconomic status to rank order occupation titles. Consistently, in the United States (and …

Recent studies of status attainment have relied heavily in the general linear model. In the
relationship between status and education, important departures from linearity may occur as …

For years, sociologists have studied mobility patterns and status attainment to determine
empirically how well societies meet meritocratic ideals. Few studies, however, have …

The General Social Survey (GSS), conducted by the National Opinion Research Center
(NORC), is a key piece of the infrastructure, for social research. an important contributor to …

Conclusions................................... 54 Sophomores and Seniors: Prestige Rankings, Fantasy
and Reality Choices..................................... 54 Conclusions.................................. 58 Male and …

With data for 267 occupational positions, several propositions from the Davis-Moore
functional theory of stratification were derived and tested. Although the theory has been …