Gendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure

Objective: This study investigates how multiple domains of parental gender role socialisation as well as parent-child relationships and family structure may shape adolescents’ gendered occupational aspirations. Background: Young people with gender-typical aspirations have a higher chance of choo...

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Autores principales:	Helen Law, Pia Schober
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	University of Bamberg Press 2021
Materias:	intergenerational transmission occupational gender segregation parental role modelling gender division of labour aspirations adolescence The family. Marriage. Woman HQ1-2044
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b052bbb1d5a84717af4706540c21e4872021-11-17T23:05:25ZGendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure10.20377/jfr-6032699-2337https://doaj.org/article/b052bbb1d5a84717af4706540c21e4872021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/603https://doaj.org/toc/2699-2337 Objective: This study investigates how multiple domains of parental gender role socialisation as well as parent-child relationships and family structure may shape adolescents’ gendered occupational aspirations. Background: Young people with gender-typical aspirations have a higher chance of choosing gender-typical post-secondary education fields and are more likely to work in gender-typical occupations as adults. Gender norms, family structures and parent-child relationships have undergone profound changes in recent decades. We extend the intergenerational transmission literature by considering whether the influence of parental role modelling may vary according to parent-child relationships and family structure. Method: We draw on data from 2,235 adolescents from the German Socio-Economic Panel and apply logistic regressions. Results: Children whose fathers were employed in gender-typical jobs had a greater likelihood of aspiring to a more gender-typical occupation. This relationship was not significant among sons who did not live continuously with both parents since birth, who were generally more likely to aspire to gender-typical occupations. Surprisingly, the gender-typicality of fathers' occupations seemed more influential among daughters whose parents had separated than among those who lived continuously with both parents. Regarding the parental gender division of paid and unpaid work, only mothers' continuous non-employment was associated with daughters being more likely to aspire to a gender-typical occupation. Conclusion: On the whole, our findings suggest a rather weak influence of parental gender role modelling on children’s persistently gendered occupational aspirations in Germany. Yet, our study extends existing family research by pointing to significant variations across family structures. Helen LawPia SchoberUniversity of Bamberg Pressarticleintergenerational transmissionoccupational gender segregationparental role modellinggender division of labouraspirationsadolescenceThe family. Marriage. WomanHQ1-2044ENJournal of Family Research (2021)
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topic	intergenerational transmission occupational gender segregation parental role modelling gender division of labour aspirations adolescence The family. Marriage. Woman HQ1-2044
spellingShingle	intergenerational transmission occupational gender segregation parental role modelling gender division of labour aspirations adolescence The family. Marriage. Woman HQ1-2044 Helen Law Pia Schober Gendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure
description	Objective: This study investigates how multiple domains of parental gender role socialisation as well as parent-child relationships and family structure may shape adolescents’ gendered occupational aspirations. Background: Young people with gender-typical aspirations have a higher chance of choosing gender-typical post-secondary education fields and are more likely to work in gender-typical occupations as adults. Gender norms, family structures and parent-child relationships have undergone profound changes in recent decades. We extend the intergenerational transmission literature by considering whether the influence of parental role modelling may vary according to parent-child relationships and family structure. Method: We draw on data from 2,235 adolescents from the German Socio-Economic Panel and apply logistic regressions. Results: Children whose fathers were employed in gender-typical jobs had a greater likelihood of aspiring to a more gender-typical occupation. This relationship was not significant among sons who did not live continuously with both parents since birth, who were generally more likely to aspire to gender-typical occupations. Surprisingly, the gender-typicality of fathers' occupations seemed more influential among daughters whose parents had separated than among those who lived continuously with both parents. Regarding the parental gender division of paid and unpaid work, only mothers' continuous non-employment was associated with daughters being more likely to aspire to a gender-typical occupation. Conclusion: On the whole, our findings suggest a rather weak influence of parental gender role modelling on children’s persistently gendered occupational aspirations in Germany. Yet, our study extends existing family research by pointing to significant variations across family structures.
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title_short	Gendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure
title_full	Gendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure
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Gendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure

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