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In and out of control: How class and occupation conditions the relationship between job skills and job control (task discretion) in four western European countries
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Studies.
2021 (English)In: Comparative Sociology, ISSN 1569-1322, E-ISSN 1569-1330, Vol. 20, no 4, p. 530-562Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Abstract [en]

The present study aimed to predict job control (i.e., task discretion) based on class and occupation with skill use as a (hypothesized) mechanism in four Western European countries by using the OECD adult skill survey (PIAAC). The countries were Denmark, Belgium, Italy, and the United Kingdom (UK). The study used a Bayesian approach that included multilevel models combined with measurement models. The study uses the international standard classification of occupations with two digits (clustering variable) as well as the European socioeconomic classification (ESeC) measured with three social classes. The results indicate that greater worker technical skills (computer use) and social skills (e.g., negotiate and influence) predict higher levels of job control. Social classes interact with skills to predict job control (except Belgium). Occupational computer skills predict job control (in Belgium and Italy). In conclusion, the study supports predictions by neo-Durkheimians, neo-Weberians, New Structuralists, and relational approaches to inequality.

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Brill Academic Publishers, 2021. Vol. 20, no 4, p. 530-562
Keywords [en]
job control, task discretion, job skills, occupations, social class, sociology of work
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Sociology Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
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Social Sciences, Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-107774DOI: 10.1163/15691330-12341536ISI: 000706485100005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85117376157Local ID: 2021OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-107774DiVA, id: diva2:1607769
Available from: 2021-11-02 Created: 2021-11-02 Last updated: 2021-11-19Bibliographically approved

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