A Comparison of Men in Typically Male and Typically Female Operative Occupations |
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| Authors: | Robert F. Szafran Joy B. Reeves |
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| Affiliation: | Robert F. Szafran is associate professor of sociology and assistant dean of liberal arts at Stephen F. Austin State University. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His research interests include changes in the occupational division of labor and the consequences of occupational decline.;Joy B. Reeves is professor of sociology and chair of the department of sociology at Stephen F. Austin State University. She received her M.A. and Ph.D., both in sociology, from Louisiana State University in 1966 and 1972, respectively. Her research and teaching interests are sociology of sex roles, leisure, and social stratification. |
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| Abstract: | The authors use data from the General Social Surveys conducted from 1972 to 1985 to examine those personal and family characteristics which best discriminate men in typically male machine operative occupations from men in typically female machine operative occupations. Of the twelve personal and family characteristics considered, nine variables are found to discriminate between these two groups. The findings suggest that personal and family characteristics may shape occupational destinations for men in semi-skilled occupations. |
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