Entry:

Reeves, Joy B. and Szafran, Robert F., "The Significance of Personal and Family Characteristics in Occupational Outcome by Sex," Sociological Spectrum, 8 (1988), 67-83.


Abstract:

Personal and family characteristics influence both men and women to enter male or female dominated occupations, though the important determinants differ for the sexes. Father's occupational prestige, father's education, being raised by a working mother, age, education, attendance of religious services, and marital status differentiate women in typically male and female occupations. For men, growing up in an urban environment, father's occupational prestige, age, race and number of children discriminate th

GSS Years:

1972-87

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

RES16

TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD

PAPRES16

FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

MAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

MAWK16

MOTHERS EMPLOYMENT WHEN R GROWING UP

FAMILY16

LIVING WITH PARENTS WHEN 16 YRS OLD

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN