Tension, adventure, and risk (TAR) and the classification of occupations: A multidimensional analysis

Erik H. Cohen, Elchanan I. Meir, Hila Segal, Reuven Amar

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    Abstract

    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5-18
    Number of pages14
    JournalBMS Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/ Bulletin de Methodologie Sociologique
    Volume77
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 2003

    Keywords

    • Adventure Risk
    • Analyse discriminante
    • Analyse multidimensionnelle
    • Aventure
    • Classification des métiers
    • External Variable
    • Guttman
    • Guttman
    • Multidimensional Analysis
    • Occupational Classification
    • Risque
    • Smallest Space Analysis
    • Tension
    • Tension
    • Variables externes

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