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The relationship between work and family preferences and behaviors: A longitudinal study of gender differences in Sweden
Umea Univ, Dept Sociol, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden..
Umea Univ, Dept Publ Hlth & Clin Med, Umea, Sweden..
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Centre for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health (from 2013). Umea Univ, Dept Social Work, Umea, Sweden.;Karlstad Univ, Ctr Res Child & Adolescent Mental Hlth, Karlstad, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6867-6205
2017 (English)In: Acta Sociologica, ISSN 0001-6993, E-ISSN 1502-3869, Vol. 60, no 2, p. 120-133Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Proposed theories to explain gender inequality in the labor market and family, such as gender specialization within families and gender segregation in the labor markets, lack consideration for individual preferences. Preference theory accounts for individual choice and gendered preferences but has been substantially criticized, indicating a need for further research. This study uses Swedish longitudinal data to explore how preferences for work and family relate to behavior. We explore three critical issues raised in previous research: gender differences in preferences; the relationship between work and family changes and subsequent preferences; how preferences relate to work and family behaviors. Our results showed small general gender differences in preferences, although women had a stronger preference for both children and work than men. Changes in work status were further related to changes in work preferences, while changes in family status were related to changes in family preferences. Moreover, preferences had poor predictive power in relation to work and family behaviors. Our results indicate that preferences do not explain gender inequality in Sweden. The relationship between preferences and behaviors seems bidirectional and preferences and behavior within the family sphere has little to do with preferences and behavior within the work sphere.

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Sage Publications, 2017. Vol. 60, no 2, p. 120-133
Keywords [en]
Gender, family, labor market, preferences, longitudinal, Sweden
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Sociology
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-65482DOI: 10.1177/0001699316659322ISI: 000400089400002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-65482DiVA, id: diva2:1169760
Available from: 2017-12-29 Created: 2017-12-29 Last updated: 2020-05-27Bibliographically approved

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