Entry:

Van Velsor, Ellen and Beeghley, Leonard, "The Process of Class Identification Among Employed Married Women: A Replication and Reanalysis," Journal of Marriage and the Family, 41 (November, 1979), 771-778.


Abstract:

An unemployed married woman "borrows" status from her husband and father. For an employed married woman, subjective social class is determined by these two relatives plus certain of her own characteristics. Variables concerning one's mother's background or race do not account for class identification among married working women. Methods of class identification do not vary across classes.

GSS Years:

1974-76

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

SPWRKSTA

SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

SPEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

SPOCC

SPOUSE CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

MAWORK

MOTHERS EMPLOYMENT SINCE MARRIAGE

MAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED