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Female Clerical Workers in Academic Settings: An Empirical Test of the Gender Model
Author(s) -
Reeves Joy B.,
Darville Ray
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1986.tb00078.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , psychology , social psychology , empirical research , sample (material) , variables , power (physics) , structural equation modeling , occupational prestige , population , work (physics) , gender role , developmental psychology , sociology , demography , socioeconomic status , philosophy , mathematics , chemistry , computer science , engineering , biology , paleontology , epistemology , chromatography , quantum mechanics , machine learning , mechanical engineering , statistics , physics
The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of an empirical study designed to test the gender model of work on a sample of 374 female clerical workers in academic settings. In the gender model of work, personal/family variables are given primacy in terms of explaining work attitudes and behavior. Independent variables selected for study were sex role orientation, education, having a blue‐collar husband, and having three or more children. Dependent variables were perceived occupational stress, occupational satisfaction, perceived power, thwarted mobility, and work aspirations. Six hypotheses were tested; three were confirmed. The authors conclude that non‐traditional sex role orientation is positively related to perceived powerlessness, low occupational satisfaction, and high work aspirations. Low Pearson's r for each confirmed hypothesis suggests the inadequacy of the gender model for this particular population.
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