WOMEN'S PREDOMINANCE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS: LABOR MARKET AND GENDER IDENTITY EXPLANATIONS

Kevin T. Leicht; Douglas Thompkins; Tina Wildhagen; Christabel L. Rogalin; Shane D. Soboroff; Christopher P. Kelley; Charisse Long; Michael J. Lovaglia

doi:10.1016/S0882-6145(07)24011-1

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WOMEN'S PREDOMINANCE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS: LABOR MARKET AND GENDER IDENTITY EXPLANATIONS

Kevin T. Leicht, Douglas Thompkins, Tina Wildhagen, Christabel L. Rogalin, Shane D. Soboroff, Christopher P. Kelley, Charisse Long and Michael J. Lovaglia

Social Psychology of Gender, pp.283-309

Advances in Group Processes, 24, Jai Press Inc

01/01/2007

DOI: 10.1016/S0882-6145(07)24011-1

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Abstract

Beginning in 1982, the majority of college students have been women and that majority has increased since. Explanations for the predominance of women in college enrollments and completion include a variety of labor-market factors that might now advantage men less than in the past. A variety of labor-market analyses show that, while some recent developments may have reduced incentives for men to enroll in college, labor-market explanations alone cannot account for the predominance of women in college. Some of the reduced incentives for male college enrollment point to gender identities typical of young men and women as an important explanation for the predominance of women in college. Preliminary evidence for the gender identity explanation is offered. More controlled studies capable of testing and exploring the implications of the gender identity explanation are proposed

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Title: Subtitle: WOMEN'S PREDOMINANCE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS: LABOR MARKET AND GENDER IDENTITY EXPLANATIONS
Creators: Kevin T. Leicht - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Douglas Thompkins - John Jay Coll CUNY, Dept Sociol, New York, NY USA
Tina Wildhagen - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Christabel L. Rogalin - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Shane D. Soboroff - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Christopher P. Kelley - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Charisse Long - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Michael J. Lovaglia - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Contributors: S J Correll (Editor)
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Social Psychology of Gender, pp.283-309
Publisher: Jai Press Inc; STAMFORD
Series: Advances in Group Processes; 24
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-6145(07)24011-1
ISSN: 0882-6145
Number of pages: 27
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/2007
Academic Unit: Sociology and Criminology
Record Identifier: 9984306244202771

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