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Transitions in the Life Course and Gender Role Ideology: Stability and Change from Adolescence to Adulthood Ph.D. Dissertation, Mississippi State University, 1998. DAI-A 59/04, p. 1351, Oct 1998 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Gender; Gender Differences; Life Course; Racial Differences; Women's Roles We do not yet have an understanding of how gender role ideology changes over time and which events impact these beliefs. In this research, a socialist feminist perspective is coupled with a life course paradigm to address overall patterns, and individual-level change in gender role ideology using panel data. Patterns of change in gender-role ideology about women, work, and the family were explored using the National Longitudinal Surveys-Youth cohort (NLSY). This panel study consists of a cross-sectional sample of U.S. youth, age 14 to 21 in 1979 when they were first interviewed. Measures of gender-role beliefs were collected in 1979, 1982 and 1987 and these observed variables were used to construct a scale of gender-role ideology, reflecting a continuum ranging from traditional-to-egalitarian beliefs. The analysis consisted of three phases. First, the measurement was tested to determine if gender role ideology was defined the same by gender, race and across time (1979-82-87). It was determined that there were gender and racial variations and differences over time. Second, changes by age-cohort, race, year (1979-82-87), and gender were examined for gender and racial patterns. It was determined that some patterns of change are similar in nature across race and gender while other change is more specific to race and gender categories. Finally, I investigated to determine if life events acted as sources of change in gender role ideology across the transitions of the young adult years. All portions of the analysis were performed separately for women and men by race to examine whether changes in gender-role beliefs appear to occur from similar sources of influence. The author concludes that, to some extent, life course events affect the gender role beliefs of gender and racial populations differently. While there are variations to these generalizations, men tend to be affected most by education while women tend to be affected by both work and educational experiences. Surprisingly, few of the other life course events were significant predictors of change in gender role ideology and further study is indicated. |
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Wittig, Deborah Richey. Transitions in the Life Course and Gender Role Ideology: Stability and Change from Adolescence to Adulthood. Ph.D. Dissertation, Mississippi State University, 1998. DAI-A 59/04, p. 1351, Oct 1998. |