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Occupational prestige results from the consensual rating of a job - based on the belief of that job's worthiness. The term prestige itself refers to the admiration and respect that a particular occupation holds in a society. Occupational prestige is prestige independent of particular individuals who occupy a job.
Otis Dudley Duncan (December 2, 1921 in Nocona, Texas – November 16, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California) was an American sociologist and statistician.According to sociologist and statistician Leo Goodman he was "the most important quantitative sociologist in the world in the latter half of the 20th century". [1]
The Holland Codes or the Holland Occupational Themes (RIASEC [1]) refers to a taxonomy of interests [2] based on a theory of careers and vocational choice that was initially developed by American psychologist John L. Holland. [3] [4] The Holland Codes serve as a component of the interests assessment, the Strong Interest Inventory.
The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is a numeric scale used by mental health clinicians and physicians to rate subjectively the social, occupational, and psychological functioning of an individual, i.e., how well one is meeting various problems in living. Scores range from 100 (extremely high functioning) to 1 (severely impaired).
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Occupational epidemiology is a subdiscipline of epidemiology that focuses on investigations of workers and the workplace. [1] [2] Occupational epidemiologic studies examine health outcomes among workers, and their potential association with conditions in the workplace including noise, chemicals, heat, or radiation, or work organization such as schedules.
Officials say damaging winds with gusts possibly up to 80 mph could lead to potential fire conditions in parts of Los Angeles and Southern California.
A locally-founded cosmetology school in North Minneapolis is teaching beauty techniques that address beauty and care techniques for all skin tones and textures.