A New Analytic Approach to Urban Differentiation: Occupational Differentiation within Industries

Urban-ecological theory predicts that functional differentiation occurs through time in a system of cities. The preponderance of evidence from relevant studies, however, has suggested convergence rather than differentiation. In contrast to previous studies which have limited themselves to an examina...

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Published in:Sociological focus (Kent, Ohio) Ohio), 1975-10, Vol.8 (4), p.297-309
Main Author: Beckham, Barry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automotive industries
Banking industry
Censuses
Cities
Division of labor
Geographic regions
Industrial concentration
Industrial Development
Leather industry
Machine tool industry
Metropolitan areas
Occupations
Urban Areas
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Summary:Urban-ecological theory predicts that functional differentiation occurs through time in a system of cities. The preponderance of evidence from relevant studies, however, has suggested convergence rather than differentiation. In contrast to previous studies which have limited themselves to an examination of employment in either industrial or occupational categories, this study examines occupational differentiation within industries. This strategy reveals an overall trend of increasing urban differentiation. It appears that consideration of the occupational composition within industries may be an important precondition to the discovery of functional differentiation among urban communities.
ISSN:0038-0237
2162-1128
DOI:10.1080/00380237.1975.10570906