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Waiting to be Cinderella’d?: Attitudes on Class Differences Among Women

Author(s) -

Leila Wood,

Carol Hostetter,

Sabrina Williamson Sullenberger

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

advances in social work

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2331-4125

pISSN - 1527-8565

DOI - 10.18060/16627

Subject(s) - social class , class (philosophy) , social work , poverty , construct (python library) , social psychology , psychology , sociology , personality , gender studies , political science , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , programming language

This article explores the way in which college students construct attitudes about class differences among women. Social work student researchers interviewed 30 college students at a Midwestern public university and asked them to tell stories about women in two different social class positions. The results revealed that social class differences are constructed based on factors related to family of origin, personality, structural inequities, personal choices and relationships, as well as other intersecting experiences. In addition, participant stories highlighted gendered attitudes towards women in poverty. Implications for social science teaching, practice, and research are discussed.

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