Analysis of a prestige frame of reference by a gradient technique

Abstract

A method for analyzing a frame of reference is presented wherein the subject rates a group of occupational stereotypes on a series of continua, the ends of which are defined in terms of the psychological opposites of these continua. Using this technique, it was found that "decisions about the characteristics of occupational stereotypes tend to conform closely to a framework which is based on the relative prestige of the occupations." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)