Equal in theory : gender egalitarianism and inequality in new marriage
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation is comprised of three distinct papers, each of which draws from in-depth interviews conducted with a sample of 31 egalitarian-minded heterosexual couples (62 individuals) and explores gender inequality in marriage. The first paper shows how childless women and men's career aspirations are differentially shaped by anticipations of parenthood, with women being more likely than men to assume the mental labor of worrying about future parenthood, and thus more likely than men to scale back on their career aspirations even before the act of having children. The second paper demonstrates how social power differentials between women and men influence the marital surnaming choices women make following marriage. I find that many women who would otherwise keep their birth-given name choose to change it to appease male partners. The third paper shows that while couples resist gendered expectations in marriage proposals privately, instead choosing more egalitarian proposal options, many still present stories to the public that conform to traditional gender expectations. Collectively the papers demonstrate the continued presence of gender inequality in heterosexual marriage, despite the rise of egalitarian attitudes among contemporary young adults.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Bass, Brooke Conroy |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Sociology. |
| Primary advisor | Correll, Shelley Joyce |
| Thesis advisor | Correll, Shelley Joyce |
| Thesis advisor | Jiménez, Tomás R. (Tomás Roberto), 1975- |
| Thesis advisor | Rosenfeld, Michael, 1943- |
| Advisor | Jiménez, Tomás R. (Tomás Roberto), 1975- |
| Advisor | Rosenfeld, Michael, 1943- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Brooke Conroy Bass. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Sociology. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Brooke Conroy Bass
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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