On Occupationism

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Recently, Krumboltz suggested that occupationism - or discrimination against individuals based solely on their occupations - needs to be studied and combated He further urged that occupationism be equated with other social ills such as racism, sexism, ageism, and religious prejudice and bigotry. Yet occupationism may be characterized better as consequential acts of occupational discrimination on the basis of prestige. In contrast to Krumboltz, it is argued that there exist both desirable and undesirable forms of occupational discrimination. Instead of simply combating occupationism, psychologists are urged to study the nature and consequences of various processes involved in occupational discrimination, including the extent to which it is justifiable to equate the severity of the effects of undesirable occupationism with those of other major forms of discrimination.

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