Determinants of Attitudes and Perceptions Concerning Married Women in the Labor Force

Over the past few decades, the relationship between women and family has changed due to the increased participation of women in the labor force. This study analyzes the 2002 General Social Survey (GSS) to determine what types of individuals believe in traditional versus nontraditional sex roles for mothers. The entire sample within the 2002 GSS was analyzed as well as subsets for married individuals. The significant variables in each model differed somewhat, indicating that married individuals' determinants are not exactly the same as those in the entire sample. This study also points out possible policy recommendations that would serve to increase the resources that women can use to have both a career and a family.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Krivickas, Kristy Margaret

Contributors dc:contributor

• Richard A. Colignon
• Chikako Usui

• attitudes
• labor force
• married women
• sex roles

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/780

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1796