TY - JOUR
T1 - Tension, adventure, and risk (TAR) and the classification of occupations
T2 - A multidimensional analysis
AU - Cohen, Erik H.
AU - Meir, Elchanan I.
AU - Segal, Hila
AU - Amar, Reuven
PY - 2003/1
Y1 - 2003/1
N2 - The vast array of occupations can be classified in many ways. The present study employed Roe's (1956) classification, based on psychological differences, which posits eight occupational fields: Business, Organization, General-Cultural, Service, Arts and Entertainment, Outdoor, Science, and Technology. These fields have been found, in more than 25 studies (see Meir, 1975), to display a circular structure. However, an additional group of occupations, entitled Tension, Adventure, and Risk (TAR), does not figure as a separate field in existing occupational classifications, including Roe's. The objective of this investigation was to determine whether TAR constitutes a separate field (Hypothesis 1) or a separate dimension, a differentiation within other fields (Hypothesis 2). Following procedures designed by L. Guttman (1968) and others, namely the SSA and the External Variables module, the findings support the second hypothesis. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.
AB - The vast array of occupations can be classified in many ways. The present study employed Roe's (1956) classification, based on psychological differences, which posits eight occupational fields: Business, Organization, General-Cultural, Service, Arts and Entertainment, Outdoor, Science, and Technology. These fields have been found, in more than 25 studies (see Meir, 1975), to display a circular structure. However, an additional group of occupations, entitled Tension, Adventure, and Risk (TAR), does not figure as a separate field in existing occupational classifications, including Roe's. The objective of this investigation was to determine whether TAR constitutes a separate field (Hypothesis 1) or a separate dimension, a differentiation within other fields (Hypothesis 2). Following procedures designed by L. Guttman (1968) and others, namely the SSA and the External Variables module, the findings support the second hypothesis. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.
KW - Adventure Risk
KW - Analyse discriminante
KW - Analyse multidimensionnelle
KW - Aventure
KW - Classification des métiers
KW - External Variable
KW - Guttman
KW - Guttman
KW - Multidimensional Analysis
KW - Occupational Classification
KW - Risque
KW - Smallest Space Analysis
KW - Tension
KW - Tension
KW - Variables externes
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U2 - 10.1177/075910630307700103
DO - 10.1177/075910630307700103
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AN - SCOPUS:34247450051
SN - 0759-1063
VL - 77
SP - 5
EP - 18
JO - BMS Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/ Bulletin de Methodologie Sociologique
JF - BMS Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/ Bulletin de Methodologie Sociologique
IS - 1
ER -