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Occupational Segregation by Sex: An Analysis of the Determinants of Occupational Sex Composition Among Female Workers Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan, 1978 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Detroit Area Study; Discrimination, Sex; Earnings; Employment; Occupations, Female; Sex Roles; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Work History This thesis tests whether the commonly held explanations of occupational segregation by sex can also be used to explain the distribution of female workers across occupational categories scaled by sex composition (percent female). The theoretical framework derived from the occupational segregation by sex literature focuses on the process of integrating the working woman's worker and traditional female sex role. Two data sets--the l973 Detroit Area Study and the Mature Women cohort of the NLS are used in the analysis. Parallel analyses of each respondent's first and current jobs were done within subgroups defined by race and socioeconomic status. With few exceptions the empirical results fail to support the theoretical model. However, the analysis did suggest relationships which should be looked at further. The findings for high status whites suggest that atypicality is associated with a market orientation characterized by a commitment to atypical work. This commitment is made during late adolescence or early adulthood and is associated with active preparation for this career. Atypical occupational patterns for low status nonwhites, on the other hand, are related to employment as farm laborers and no evidence of planning or preparation for this type of employment was found. |
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Madans, Jennifer H. Occupational Segregation by Sex: An Analysis of the Determinants of Occupational Sex Composition Among Female Workers. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan, 1978. |