Thesis
How job level sex composition and gender influence perceptions of the ideal worker norm
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
Winter 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000003982
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/124771
Abstract
This study examines how an individual's gender and job level sex composition influence an individual worker's perceptions of the traditional "ideal worker" norm. Drawing on theories of tokenism, homophily, and status expectations theory, I explain why labor market scholars should study how an individual's social location within their workplace can influence their own attitudes about work. Utilizing the Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) dataset, a proportionally representative sample of the United States, I find that women are more likely to support the ideal worker norm than men. In addition, I find that race, parental status, and level of education alters support for the ideal worker norm. I argue that future research should collect nationally representative samples based on job level sex composition and race to further disentangle current findings on gender, job level sex composition, and support for the ideal worker norm.
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- Title
- How job level sex composition and gender influence perceptions of the ideal worker norm
- Creators
- Megan Elizabeth Aust
- Contributors
- Julie Kmec (Chair) - Washington State University, Department of SociologyJennifer Schwartz (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of SociologyKatrina Leupp (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Sociology
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Sociology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900890802601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis