This page lists research in the field of social stratification published during the last five years (during 2002 or after). If you are a member of the TASA Thematic Group on Social Stratification and would like to add a publication to this page, please contact one of the convenors of the group.
Birrell, B. and D. Edwards (2007) 'Half of Australian Youth Aged 18-20 are Not in Training', University World News November 12. (More information.)
Birrell, B., D. Edwards, and I. Dobson (2007) 'The Widening Gap between Demand for and Supply of University Graduates in Australia', People and Place 15: 72-86. (More information.)
Connell, R. (2007) 'Managing Social Relations: The Dimension of Intellectual Labour', International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 27: 19-31. (More information.)
Connell, R. (2007) 'News from the Coalface: Experiences of Gender Reform by the Staff of Public Sector Agencies', International Feminist Journal of Politics 9: 137-53. (More information.)
Connell, R. (2007) Southern Theory: The Global Dynamics of Knowledge in Social Science. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. (More information.)
Connell, R. (2007) 'The Heart of the Problem: South African Intellectual Workers, Globalization and Social Change', Sociology 41: 11-28. (More information.)
Connell, R., C. Campbell, M. Vickers, A. Welch, D. Foley, and N. Bagnall (2007) Education, Change and Society. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. (More information.)
Connell, R. and J. Crawford (2007) 'Mapping the Intellectual Labour Process', Journal of Sociology 43: 187-205. (More information.)
Denemark, D., G. Meagher, S. Wilson, M. Western, and T. Phillips (eds) (2007) Australian Social Attitudes 2: Citizenship, Work and Aspirations. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. (More information.)
Edwards, D. (2007) 'The Consequence of Increasing University Competition for the Educationally Disadvantaged', Nexus: Newsletter of the Australian Sociological Association 19(2): 4-6. (More information.)
Edwards, D. (2007) 'The Vocational Fate of Government Schools in Victoria', People and Place 15: 1-11. (More information.)
Edwards, D. and M. Forsey (2007) 'Across the Qualitative/Quantitative Divide? Reflections from Two Research Fields', Nexus: Newsletter of the Australian Sociological Association 19(2): 13-14. (More information.)
Eriksson, L., J. M. Rice, and R. E. Goodin (2007) 'Temporal Aspects of Life Satisfaction', Social Indicators Research 80: 511-33. (More information.)
Forsey, M. (2007) Challenging the System? A Dramatic Tale of Neoliberal Reform in an Australian High School. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. (2007) Completing University: Characteristics and Outcomes of Completing and Non-Completing Students. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 51. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. (2007) 'Detrimental Effects of Living with a Grandparent: Cross-National Evidence', Journal of Comparative Family Studies 38: 169-77. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. (2007) 'Do Schools Matter for Early School Leaving? Individual and School Influences in Australia', School Effectiveness and School Improvement 18: 429-50. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. and J. McMillan (2007) 'Australia: Changes in Socioeconomic Inequalities in University Participation', pp. 351-73 in Y. Shavit, R. Arum, and A. Gamoran (eds) Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative Study. Stanford: Stanford University Press. (More information.)
Nelms, L. and J. Taylor (2007) 'Life Chances at 15', Nexus: Newsletter of the Australian Sociological Association 19(2): 7-9. (More information.)
Nguyen, A. and M. Western (2007) 'Socio-Structural Correlates of Online News and Information Adoption/Use: Implications for the Digital Divide', Journal of Sociology 43: 167-85. (More information.)
Schmidt, M. S. (2007) 'Postgraduate Roundup: Young People's Post-Compulsory Educational Choices in Rural Australia', Nexus: Newsletter of the Australian Sociological Association 19(2): 15. (More information.)
Sikora, J. and L. J. Saha (2007) 'The Determinants of Educational and Occupational Expectations: A Comparative Study of the "Frog Pond" Effect', Nexus: Newsletter of the Australian Sociological Association 19(2): 10-12. (More information.)
Western, M. and J. Baxter (2007) 'Class and Inequality in Australia', pp. 215-38 in J. Germov and M. Poole (eds) Public Sociology: An Introduction to Australian Society. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. (More information.)
Western, M., J. Baxter, and J. Chesters (2007) 'How are Families Managing?', pp. 241-61 in D. Denemark, G. Meagher, S. Wilson, M. Western, and T. Phillips (eds) Australian Social Attitudes 2: Citizenship, Work and Aspirations. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. (More information.)
Western, M., J. Baxter, J. Pakulski, B. Tranter, J. Western, M. van Egmond, J. Chesters, A. Hosking, M. O'Flaherty, and Y. van Gellecum (2007) 'Neoliberalism, Inequality and Politics: The Changing Face of Australia', Australian Journal of Social Issues 42: 401-18.
Marks, G. N. (2006) 'Are Between- and Within-School Differences in Student Performance Largely Due to Socio-Economic Background? Evidence from 30 Countries', Educational Research 48: 21-40. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. (2006) The Transition to Full-Time Work of Young People who Do Not Go to University. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 49. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
Marks, G. N., J. Cresswell, and J. Ainley (2006) 'Explaining Socioeconomic Inequalities in Student Achievement: The Role of Home and School Factors', Educational Research and Evaluation 12: 105-28. (More information.)
Rice, J. M., R. E. Goodin, and A. Parpo (2006) 'The Temporal Welfare State: A Crossnational Comparison', Journal of Public Policy 26: 195-228. (More information.)
Taylor, J. and L. Nelms (2006) School Engagement and Life Chances: 15 Year Olds in Transition. Melbourne: Brotherhood of St Laurence. (More information.)
Edwards, D., B. Birrell, and T. F. Smith (2005) Unequal Access to University Places: Revisiting Entry to Tertiary Education in Victoria. Melbourne: Centre for Population and Urban Research, Monash University. (More information.)
Goodin, R. E., J. M. Rice, M. Bittman, and P. Saunders (2005) 'The Time-Pressure Illusion: Discretionary Time vs Free Time', Social Indicators Research 73: 43-70. (More information.)
Hillman, K. and J. McMillan (2005) Life Satisfaction of Young Australians: Relationships between Further Education, Training and Employment, and General and Career Satisfaction. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 43. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. (2005) 'Cross-National Differences and Accounting for Social Class Inequalities in Education', International Sociology 20: 483-505. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. (2005) Unmet Demand? Characteristics and Activities of University Applicants not Offered a Place. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 46. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
McMillan, J. (2005) Course Change and Attrition from Higher Education. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 39. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
Sikora, J. (2005) 'Public Attitudes to Economic Policy in East and West: Efficiency, Subsidies and Public Ownership', Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 23: 229-76. (More information.)
Evans, M. D. R. and J. Sikora (2004) 'Self-Employment in Australia, 1980-1999', pp. 203-44 in R. Arum and W. Müller (eds) The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (More information.)
Kelley, J., M. D. R. Evans, and J. Sikora (2004) 'Is There Too Much Inequality in Australia?', Australian Social Monitor 7: 92-100.
Marks, G. N. (2004) 'The Measurement of Socio-Economic Inequalities in Education: A Further Comment', Acta Sociologica 47: 91-3. (More information.)
Sikora, J. (2004) 'Global Inequality: Moral Obligation of Wealthy Nations? Attitudes in 26 Countries in 1999-2000', pp. 279-89 in M. D. R. Evans and J. Kelley (eds) Australian Economy and Society 2002: Religion, Morality and Public Policy in International Perspective, 1984-2002. Annandale: Federation Press. (More information.)
Sikora, J. (2004) 'Public Perceptions of Multinational Corporations in Australia', Australian Social Monitor 7: 81-91.
Marks, G. N., K. Hillman, and A. Beavis (2003) Dynamics of the Australian Youth Labour Market: The 1975 Cohort, 1996-2000. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 34. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
Marks, G. N. and J. McMillan (2003) 'Declining Inequality? The Changing Impact of Socio-Economic Background and Ability on Education in Australia', British Journal of Sociology 54: 453-71. (More information.)
McMillan, J. and G. N. Marks (2003) School Leavers in Australia: Profiles and Pathways. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 31. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
Rothman, S. and J. McMillan (2003) Influences on Achievement in Literacy and Numeracy. Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Research Report 36. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. (More information.)
Sikora, J. (2003) 'Tastes for Privatisation and Tastes for Subsidisation: Have Australians been Getting Cold Feet?', Australian Social Monitor 6: 34-40.
Bittman, M. and J. M. Rice (2002) 'The Spectre of Overwork: An Analysis of Trends between 1974 and 1997 Using Australian Time-Use Diaries', Labour and Industry 12: 5-25. (More information.)
Kelley, J. and J. Sikora (2002) 'Australian Public Opinion on Privatisation, 1986-2002', pp. 54-9 in M. Mead and G. Withers (eds) Privatisation: A Review of the Australian Experience. Melbourne: Committee for Economic Development of Australia. (More information.)
Western, J., T. Makkai, J. McMillan, and K. Dwan (2002) 'The Nature and Characteristics of Professionals in Australia', pp. 33-52 in R. G. Smith (ed.) Crime in the Professions. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. (More information.)