Nurse or Mechanic? The Role of Parental Socialization and Children's Personality in the Formation of Sex-Typed Occupational Aspirations.
Boys and girls with sex-typical aspirations are significantly more likely to end up in sex-typical jobs as adults. Preference formation among children is therefore relevant for subsequent occupational outcomes. This study investigates the role of parental socialization and children's agency in the f...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 31 - 62 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Sep2014
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