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Author: Jacobs, Jerry A.
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1. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Industrial Sector and Career Mobility Reconsidered
American Sociological Review 48,3 (June 1983): 415-421.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2095233
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Discrimination, Racial/Ethnic; Dual Economic Theory; Industrial Sector; Mobility; Mobility, Job; Mobility, Labor Market; Racial Differences

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The relationship between industrial sector and career mobility is reexamined. It is argued that one must separate stayers and movers when studying career mobility. Data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Older Men and from the March 1981 Current Population Survey are employed. Two industrial sector models are tested, and are compared with a blue-collar vs. white-collar dichotomy. Industrial sector is shown to have only a modest impact on career mobility and is no more important for blacks and women than for white men. For all groups, collar color inhibits career mobility significantly more than does industrial sector.
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Jacobs, Jerry A. "Industrial Sector and Career Mobility Reconsidered." American Sociological Review 48,3 (June 1983): 415-421.
2. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Revolving Doors: Sex Segregation and Women's Careers
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1989
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Comparable Worth; Life Cycle Research; Mobility; Mobility, Job; Occupational Choice; Occupational Segregation; Occupations, Female; Occupations, Non-Traditional; Women; Work Histories

Using large national samples of women studied over time to assess stability and change in the sex typing of career aspirations, college majors, and occupations, the author attempts to determine at what point during the life cycle women are tracked into women's jobs. His findings indicate remarkable rates of mobility between male-dominated, sex-neutral, and female- dominated fields on the part of individual women. Does this mobility imply the existence of equal opportunity for women? The evidence suggests the contrary, because, while individual mobility is common, change in the structure of sex segregation is slow. The author first places sex segregation in a historical and comparative context and critically assesses theories of segregation. He then develops a theory of sex segregation that stresses the enduring operation of social control processes that constrain women's career opportunities throughout the life cycle. Later chapters consider aspirations, education, and careers. The discussion of women's careers includes a review of the literature on harassment as well as case studies of sex segregation within the legal and medical professions. A chapter on reconciling economic and sociological perspectives on discrimination is followed by the conclusion which discusses comparable worth and other possible remedies.
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Jacobs, Jerry A. Revolving Doors: Sex Segregation and Women's Careers. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1989.
3. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Sex Typing of Aspirations and Occupations: Instability during the Careers of Young Women
Social Science Quarterly 68,1 (March 1987): 122-137
Cohort(s): Young Women
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Occupational Aspirations; Occupational Segregation; Occupations, Female

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Jacobs, Jerry A. "Sex Typing of Aspirations and Occupations: Instability during the Careers of Young Women." Social Science Quarterly 68,1 (March 1987): 122-137.
4. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Sex-Segregation of Occupations and the Career Patterns of Women
Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1983
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Employment; Job Patterns; Mobility; Mobility, Job; Occupational Attainment; Occupations, Female; Sex Roles

This thesis examines the relationship between the sex-segregation of occupations and the career patterns of women. While most women are channeled into female-dominated occupations, a minority obtain employment in fields where men predominate. Both groups are assumed to remain so employed throughout their labor force experience. It is assumed that the sex-segregation of occupations is mirrored in the careers of women. The hypothesis that women who change occupations during their careers rarely change the sex-type of their occupations is not supported. The characteristics of occupations and of individuals examined have only a weak effect on the process of sex-type mobility. The length of employment spells in each sex-type employment category is also examined using the demographic tool of survival analysis. The median length of spells in all categories is quite short--only several years in length. Moves to male-dominated occupations by women are facilitated by previous detachment from the labor force. It is argued that human capital, social-psychological and labor-market segmentation approaches to understanding the sex-segregation of occupations all need to take into account the striking degree of career mobility which crosses sex-type boundaries. It is argued that career experiences are crucial in maintaining the sex-segregated structure of occupations.
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Jacobs, Jerry A. Sex-Segregation of Occupations and the Career Patterns of Women. Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1983.
5. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Sex-Segregation of Occupations as a Circulating System
Presented: [S.L.], American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, 1985
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Mobility; Mobility, Occupational; Occupations, Female; Occupations, Male

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Evidence demonstrating a substantial degree of career mobility between male-dominated and female-dominated occupations is presented, focusing on the mechanism by which the sex-segregated structure of occupations is reproduced. Despite a high degree of segregation, the career patterns of individuals indicate substantial circulation between female-dominated, sex-neutral, and male-dominated occupations. Evidence on career patterns from the NLS of Mature Women and the Current Population Study shows that, for individuals changing detailed occupations, there is only a slight positive relationship between the sex-type of initial occupation and that of occupation of destination. Particularly striking is the high rate of attrition of women in male-dominated occupations, a substantial proportion of whom move to female-dominated jobs. Log-linear models are tested that indicate the consistency of this pattern for a variety of labor-market situations and for a range of demographic groups. The implications of these findings for research on sex-segregation and for policies designed to reduce sex-segregation are discussed.
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Jacobs, Jerry A. "Sex-Segregation of Occupations as a Circulating System." Presented: [S.L.], American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, 1985.
6. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Furstenberg, Frank F. Jr.
Changing Places: Conjugal Careers and Women's Marital Mobility
Social Forces 64,3 (March 1986): 714-732.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2578821
Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Women
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Keyword(s): Children; Educational Attainment; Husbands; Marital Disruption; Marriage; Mobility; Occupational Status; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

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The relationship between the socioeconomic status of successive husbands for two national samples of women (the Mature and Young Women cohorts) who married two or more times is investigated. Socioeconomic homogamy, as indicated by the educational attainment and occupational status of spouses, is similar in first and second marriages for both cohorts. On average, the socioeconomic standings of husbands in subsequent marriages are about equal to those in previous marriages, when adjustments are made for the career trajectories of the men involved. Socioeconomic variables, timing, and the presence of children all influence the chances of finding an accomplished second husband. The implications of these findings for the welfare of children of disrupted families and for future trends in socioeconomic homogamy are discussed.
Bibliography Citation
Jacobs, Jerry A. and Frank F. Jr. Furstenberg. "Changing Places: Conjugal Careers and Women's Marital Mobility." Social Forces 64,3 (March 1986): 714-732.
7. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Karen, David
McClelland, Katherine
Dynamics of Young Men's Career Aspirations
Sociological Forum 6,4 (December 1991): 609-639
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Plenum Publishing Corporation
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Job Aspirations; Racial Differences; Sociability/Socialization/Social Interaction

The dynamics of career aspirations are explored using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Men (N = 5,125 males ages 14-24 followed since 1966). Results demonstrate that the overwhelming majority of young men have high aspirations at some point, though they decline with age. Occupational aspirations, highly unstable among teenagers, become more stable with age. Racial and social origin differences in aspirations grow with age, reflecting widening race and social class differences in educational attainment. 7 Tables, 47 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1992, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Jacobs, Jerry A., David Karen and Katherine McClelland. "Dynamics of Young Men's Career Aspirations." Sociological Forum 6,4 (December 1991): 609-639.
8. Waldron, Ingrid
Jacobs, Jerry A.
Effects of Labor Force Participation on Women's Health - New Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
Journal of Occupational Medicine 30,12 (December 1988): 977-983
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: American Occupational Medical Assciation, 1968-
Keyword(s): Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Labor Force Participation; Marital Status; Occupational Status; Part-Time Work; Women

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The effects of labor force participation on women's health are evaluated in analyses of data from the NLS of Mature Women. The results indicate that labor force participation had beneficial effects on health for unmarried women and for married black women with blue collar usual occupations. In contrast, labor force participation appears to have had harmful effects on health for married women with white collar usual occupations. Our findings, taken together with previous evidence, suggest that employment contributes to increased social support and consequently employment has beneficial effects on health for unmarried women and for married women whose husbands are not emotionally supportive confidants. Additional results from this study showed no significant difference in the health effects of part-time and full-time employment.
Bibliography Citation
Waldron, Ingrid and Jerry A. Jacobs. "Effects of Labor Force Participation on Women's Health - New Evidence from a Longitudinal Study." Journal of Occupational Medicine 30,12 (December 1988): 977-983.
9. Waldron, Ingrid
Jacobs, Jerry A.
Effects of Multiple Roles on Women's Health- Evidence from a National Longitudinal Study
Women and Health 15,1 (1989): 3-19.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J013v15n01_02
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Children; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Labor Force Participation; Marital Status; Women's Roles

This study analyzes data from the NLS of Mature Women in order to assess the health effects of three roles -- labor force participant, spouse, and parent. Women who held more roles had better health trends. The effect of each specific role varied, depending on race and the other roles a woman held. For example, it appears that labor force participation had beneficial effects on health for white women who were not married and for black women with children at home, but not for other women. The findings do not support the hypothesis that involvement in multiple roles contributes to role strain and consequent harmful effects on women's health. Rather, it appears that involvement in multiple roles generally contributed to better health, due to the beneficial effects of labor force participation and marriage for some women.
Bibliography Citation
Waldron, Ingrid and Jerry A. Jacobs. "Effects of Multiple Roles on Women's Health- Evidence from a National Longitudinal Study." Women and Health 15,1 (1989): 3-19.