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From the Great Recession to Greater Gender Equality? Family Mobility and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender
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From the Great Recession to Greater Gender Equality? Family Mobility and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender

Shannon N. Davis, Shannon K. Jacobsen and Julia Anderson
Marriage & family review, v 48(7), pp 601-620
Oct 2012

Abstract

Family Studies Social Sciences
In the early stages of the recent recession, men were disproportionately among the ranks of the unemployed. Current economic times provide a researchable moment, as more women are likely to be in positions of power vis-a-vis earnings. This article uses a unique nationally representative dataset of married individuals (n = 158) to examine expected level of support for relocation if the respondent's spouse were offered a hypothetical job opportunity. Although there do appear to be gender differences in the associations between background characteristics and expected level of support, we find no basis for our hypotheses about the nature of the relationships between race, class, and expected level of support. Black women have higher levels of expected support than do White women, whereas Black men have lower levels of expected support than do White men; there are no class differences in expected level of support. We interpret these findings in the context of the complicated performance of gender in challenging economic times.

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#10 Reduced Inequalities
#5 Gender Equality

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