Over time, as a result of economic and political exigencies, they also expanded into other occupations.

In many economies, women are traditionally funneled into specific occupations or employment fields.

Horizontal segregation : This is the separation of women into different occupations from men.

Often the latest immigrants have followed older ethnic groups into specific industries and occupations.

So it is normal to press men and women into stereotypical male or female occupations.

Members of certain ethnic and caste groups clustered into specific occupations.

In addition, even outstanding teachers are often paid so little that they drift off into other occupations.

The making of a modern state provided new opportunities for peasants with some education to move into lower-middle-class occupations.

Parsees later diversified into other occupations and became not only the richest but also the most respected members of the local community.