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of much of this material is not fully realized; 

 it will become increasingly significant as other 

 similar studies are made. 



The census reveals to what extent family heads 

 in each of the major categories have followed 

 their father's profession. Table 9 lists all full- 

 time potters, farmers, rescatones, laborers, fish- 

 ermen, and storekeepers, together with the oc- 

 cupation of their fathers, designated as the 

 same, similar (e.g., rescaton son of a potter, net- 

 weaving son of a fisherman), or different. Also 

 listed, as a single category, are those individuals 

 with two or more major occupations. The num- 

 ber of sons with the same occupation as, or si- 

 milar to that of their fathers, is expressed on a 

 percentage basis. 



Of the 93 family heads with two or more 

 important occupations, 72, or 77 percent, are 

 descended from fathers with the same or similar 

 occupations. This figure is not, of course, strict- 

 ly comparable with the preceding ones, since if 

 any of the sons' occupations was the same as, 

 or similar to tliat of the fathers, correspondence 

 was assumed. Hence, the correlation is decep- 

 tively high. Considering all family heads as a 

 group, 181, or 72 percent, follow occupations 

 the same as, or similar to that of their fathers. 

 If secondary occupations of fathers were known, 

 the correspondence would be somewhat higher 

 — perhaps 80 to 85 percent. (The three men 

 of unknown paternity have been figured as fol- 

 lowing occupations other than that of their 



Table 9. — Comparison of occupations of family heads with those of their fathers 



Occupation of 

 family head 



Potters (full time) 



Farmers (full time) 



Rescatones (full time) 



Laborers ( full time ) 



Fishermen (full time) 



Storekeepers (full time) 



Miscellaneous occupations 



Heads with two or more occupations. 



Total 



'umber 

 of cases 



o-t 



18 



11 



14 



4 



8 



9 



93 



251 



Occupation of father 



Number 



12 

 



9 



3 



1 



1 



68 



169 



Number 



^ o 



Number 



H 

 6 

 4 



12 

 1 

 7 



a 



21 



70 



O en «t ■•- 



Percent 



67 

 64 

 14 

 75 

 12 

 11 

 77 



It is seen that pottery making is the most 

 stable profession; of 94 full-time potters, 83, 

 or 88 percent of the total, have followed their 

 fathers. Fishing ranks next, though the sample 

 is so small as to be worth little. Of the four 

 full-time fishermen, three, or 75 percent, are 

 descended from farmer fathers. None of the 

 rescatones is descended from a father so listed, 

 though seven, or 64 percent, are sons of pot- 

 ter fathers. Were the secondary occupations 

 of these fathers known, doubtless many resca- 

 tones would be included. Of 14 full-time labor- 

 ers, only 2, or 14 percent, and of 8 full-time 

 storekeepers, only 1, or 12 percent, are descend- 

 ed from fathers with the same occupations. Only 

 one, or 11 percent, of the nine family heads 

 with other professions has followed his father. 



fathers; obviously there was no sociological or 

 economic connection which would or could in- 

 fluence them to follow their fathers.) 



The rather considerable differences in oc- 

 cupational mobility between the several cate- 

 gories of work can in part be explained by eco- 

 nomic considerations and in part by attitudes 

 toward kinds of work. First of all, it must be 

 noted that there are no trade secrets or guild 

 rules which close certain occupations to aspir- 

 ants. With sufficient intelligence, energy, and 

 wealth, all occupations are open to any man. 

 The amount of each of these factors which an 

 individual commands determines what occupa- 

 tion will attract him. In terms of status, the 

 land-owning farmer and the storekeeper occupy 

 the highest positions. Potters and rescatones 



