Pink and Blue Collar Jobs: Children's Judgments of Job Status and Job Aspirations in Relation to Sex of Worker.

Liben, Lynn S.; Bigler, Rebecca S.; Krogh, Holleen R.

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ERIC Number: EJ635761

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Pink and Blue Collar Jobs: Children's Judgments of Job Status and Job Aspirations in Relation to Sex of Worker.

Liben, Lynn S.; Bigler, Rebecca S.; Krogh, Holleen R.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v79 n4 p346-63 Aug 2001

Examined whether 6- and 11-year-olds' beliefs about job status and job interests are affected by gendered nature of jobs. Found that children gave higher status ratings to masculine jobs and expressed greater interest in jobs culturally associated with their own sex. Older children rated novel jobs portrayed with males as having higher status than identical jobs portrayed with females. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Children, Comparative Analysis, Employment Level, Occupational Aspiration, Research Methodology, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Social Class, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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