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

Abstract: 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 relationsh.... https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/603

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Gendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure ; volume:34 ; number:2 ; year:2022 ; Journal of family research ; 34, Heft 2 (2022)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Law, Helen ; Schober, Pia S.

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.20377/jfr-603-635
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024030719430724271585
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:57 MESZ