Journal article
Living across Institutions: Exploring Sex-Based Homophily in Occupations and Voluntary Groups
Sociological perspectives, Vol.46(1), pp.59-82
03/2003
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/113702
Abstract
Occupational sex segregation is well documented. Research on voluntary associations shows that these also are segregated by sex. However, little is known about the connections between these institutions. In this research, we explore the effects of occupational sex composition on the sex composition of respondents' voluntary memberships. We find a positive relationship between the sex composition of men's occupations and the sex composition of their voluntary memberships. This effect is found for women only when full-time homemaking is considered as an occupation. We attribute differences in our findings to the nature of occupational ties in social networks.
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- Title
- Living across Institutions: Exploring Sex-Based Homophily in Occupations and Voluntary Groups
- Creators
- Thomas Rotolo - Washington State UniversityAmy Wharton - Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Sociological perspectives, Vol.46(1), pp.59-82
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- Identifiers
- 99900547809801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article