Review article
Changes in the occupational structure of Croatia from 1971 to 2001. From farmers to waiters
Peračković Krešimir
; Institute for Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Abstract
This paper begins with sociological concepts of occupation and occupational structure. First we look at classical theories about labour division (Smith, Marx, Spencer, Durkheim and Weber) whose basic ideas, from their different perspectives, still relevantly contribute to the development of an integral theory today. In this perspective, the occupational structure indicates horisontal division of labour, whereas occupation includes social, economic and technological division of labour according to Max Weber’s definition. We also give the sociological definition of occupational structure which leads to the operational classification of occupations according to groups, which is the basic analytical framework. The main hypothesis in the empirical part is that the occupational structure in Croatia has acquiered the features of post-industrial labour division because of dominant service industry workers. Comparative analysis of 1981, 1991 and 2001 censuses indeed reveals a significant growth and domination of service industry jobs in the occupational structure. This points to the process of deindustrialization and tertiarization as well as to the fact of post industrial division of labour in Croatia. Some of the most important factors responsible for this development are technological advances, marketization of society and demographic transition.
Keywords
occupation; occupational structure; division of labour; deindustrialization; tertiarization; services; post-industrial society
Hrčak ID:
20664
URI
Publication date:
20.2.2008.
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