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Andrisani, Paul J. |
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Job Satisfaction among Working Women Signs 3,3 (Spring 1978): 588-607. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3173173 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Bias Decomposition; Family Influences; Husbands, Influence; Job Satisfaction; Self-Esteem; Work Attitudes This examination of job satisfaction among women in their thirties and forties during the period between 1967-1972 indicates that black women were less satisfied than their white counterparts, and that levels of job satisfaction declined throughout the period for both black and white women. Women who were highly satisfied were most likely to mention intrinsic aspects of work; however, over 40 percent of the women mentioned extrinsic factors as the aspect of work they liked best. In addition, the quality of interpersonal relationships with coworkers and supervisors was considered relevant to job satisfaction. Conflicting demands between work and home resulted in lower than average levels of job satisfaction. The greatest conflict was the husband's negative attitude toward the wife working outside the home. The women who appeared to be most satisfied were those who were deeply committed to work, had high self-esteem, and attached importance to intrinsic aspects of their work. |
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Andrisani, Paul J. "Job Satisfaction among Working Women." Signs 3,3 (Spring 1978): 588-607.
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England, Paula A. |
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Women and Occupational Prestige: A Case of Vacuous Sex Equality Signs 5,2 (Winter 1979): 252-265. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3173560 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Control; Discrimination, Sex; Duncan Index; Earnings; Occupational Prestige; Occupations, Female; Sex Equality; Vocational Preparation A focus solely on occupational prestige, shows a surprising lack of discrimination against women. The findings seem to contradict notions of extreme sexism operating in the labor market. Yet on analysis this sex equality turns out to be rather vacuous. Although women have a very similar occupational prestige distribution to that of men, women's incomes are vastly lower than men's and they seldom have the power to supervise or otherwise control a man's work. Sex equality of prestige is surprising in light of women's lesser income and power because, in general, there is a correlation between the prestige, income, and interpersonal power associated with an occupation. |
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England, Paula A. "Women and Occupational Prestige: A Case of Vacuous Sex Equality." Signs 5,2 (Winter 1979): 252-265.
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Kahne, Hilda |
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Economic Research on Women and Families Signs 3,3 (Spring 1978): 652-665. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3173177 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Children; Employment; Family Resources; Fertility; Marriage; Migration; School Quality Recent economic research on women and families has increased both in volume and in range. This review covers studies of women's productive activities and their roles in the market and in the American family. It emphasizes new directions in nonmarket and family-related research and in contributions to the study of productive activities and work discontinuities over time. Although the writings of economists define the profile of issues considered relevant, contributions of other social scientists are also included. |
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Kahne, Hilda. "Economic Research on Women and Families." Signs 3,3 (Spring 1978): 652-665.
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