Sex differences in the patterning of adult roles as a determinant of sex differences in occupational achievement

A sample survey of 4,033 Ms & Fs from the Project TALENT high school class of 1963 cohort was examined to determine the extent to which sex differences in the patterning of adult roles contribute to observed sex differences in occupational achievement. Men & women were found to differ in the...

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Published in:Sex roles 1982-09, Vol.8 (9), p.1009-1024
Main Authors: Steel, Lauri, Abeles, Ronald P, Card, Josefina J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Achieve/Achiever/Achieved/ Achievement/ Achievements
Adult/Adults/Adulthood
Occupation/Occupations/Occupational
Role/Roles
Sex differences (see also Gender differences)
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Summary:A sample survey of 4,033 Ms & Fs from the Project TALENT high school class of 1963 cohort was examined to determine the extent to which sex differences in the patterning of adult roles contribute to observed sex differences in occupational achievement. Men & women were found to differ in the comparative timing, ordering, & continuity of educational, occupational, marital, & procreational roles in early adulthood. These differences in role patterns explained only a small portion of the observed sex differences in occupational attainment, as sex appeared to be a strong direct determinant of both role patterns & attainment. However, some aspects of the patterning of these roles appeared to have an independent influence on occupational attainment; in these instances, the patterns associated with lower earnings were more likely to have been followed by women. Further investigation of the impact of variations in the patterning of adult roles on women's (& men's) occupational achievement is recommended. 4 Tables. AA.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF00290025