Compare and contrast the position of men and women in the social class structure.

A disproportionate amount of research has focused upon the participation of men into the labour market and subsequent theoretical literature has led to an unbalanced assessment of the social class structure often sacrificing womens position in contemporary class formation (Dale 1987).  An investigation into the dynamic nature of the occupational division of labour allows us to dissect the social structures in which society is conditioned by and offers us a more explanatory guide into how certain groups benefit in relation to other groups within the same system (Devine 1997). This paper will highlight some demographic differences and similarities between men and women within the realms of paid labour with reference to occupational schemas such as the Registrar Generals Social Scale and devised and revised schemas of Goldthorpe, Wright and Marshall….(short extract)