Occupational prestige refers to the admiration and respect that a particular occupation holds in a society. It is a way for sociologists to rank the relative social status people have. This post examines whether occupational prestige has a real impact on happiness. The top five most prestigious occupations in 2010 are presented in Figure 1, […]
Month: May 2020
According to goodmustgrow.com, those who bought goods from a socially responsible company fell between 2013 and 2019–from 62% to 54%. However, reaching back to the 1990s, the General Social Survey (GSS) documents that the slide in conscious consumerism started since 1993. This post takes a look at the historical trajectory of conscious consumerism. Figure 1, […]
This post looks at what factors go into predicting the outstanding principal and interest balances of student aid–both for direct loans as a whole and the sub-category of income driven repayment loans. The direct loan program is the federal student loan program under which eligible students and parents borrow directly from the U.S. Department of […]
This post looks at the impact of two core work values–Relationships and Independence–on the percent who worked from home on an average day. According to Onetonline.org, a core work value of Relationships is defined as: “Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly […]