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
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| 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 |