Entry:
Edwards, Patricia Klobus; Edwards, John N.; and Watts, Ann DeWitt, "Working Women and Social Participation: The Diminishing Importance of Gender," Paper presented to the American Sociological Association, Toronto, August, 1981.
Abstract:
The mean number of memberships held by men and women of high and moderate occupational status is not significantly different. However, at low levels of occupational status, male membership is higher. There remains greater female socialization in expressive informal activities but not in instrumental activities.
GSS Years:1974, 1980
Other Data Sets:
Norwood and Waldman 1979
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| MEMNUM |
NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS |
| MEMCHURH |
MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP |
| MEMFARM |
MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION |
| MEMGREEK |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY |
| MEMFRAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP |
| MEMHOBBY |
MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB |
| MEMLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP |
| MEMNAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP |
| MEMOTHER |
MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER |
| MEMPOLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB |
| MEMPROF |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY |
| MEMSCHL |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE |
| MEMSERV |
MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP |
| MEMSPORT |
MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB |
| MEMUNION |
MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION |
| MEMVET |
MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP |
| MEMYOUTH |
MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| SOCOMMUN |
SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| HRS1 |
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED LAST WEEK |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |