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Title: Growing up with single mothers: Occupational attainment of daughters in the early 20th century

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Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: Growing up in female-headed households has long been considered disadvantageous for children. We examine the relationship between family structure and occupational attainment in 1920, accounting for selection into the labor force. The results indicate that the attainment of daughters in mother-headed households was not significantly lower than that of their counterparts in male-headed households. Mothers' resources alleviate some of the disadvantage experienced by working daughters. Family size and ethnicity are strongly associated with daughters' occupational attainment, regardless of the household head's sex. The results suggest that prevailing gender norms restricted the jobs available to women in the early 20th century, regardless of their family type.

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Authors: Mellott, Leanna M.; Sassler, Sharon

Periodical (Full): Research in Social stratification and Mobility

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Volume: 25

Pages: 73-88

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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