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Author: Lin, Sheila Seubold
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1. Lin, Sheila Seubold
Oliver, Pamela
The Absent Brother: The Effect of Sex of Siblings on Aspirations and Parental Encouragement Of Young Women
Presented: Minneapolis, MN, Midwest Sociological Society Meeting, 1979.
Also: http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED191567.pdf
Cohort(s): Young Women
Publisher: Midwest Sociology Association
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Family Influences; Sex Roles; Siblings

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The authors analyze the hypothesis that women reared without brothers experience higher educational aspirations than women reared with brothers. Some support is offered for the hypothesis. If there is such an effect, it will have more impact in the future as more sex-homogeneous sibling sets will result because of the trends toward reduced family size. Finally, the authors offer the tentative assertion that being raised in a family of all girls has a salutary effect on girls' socialization toward educational achievement.
Bibliography Citation
Lin, Sheila Seubold and Pamela Oliver. "The Absent Brother: The Effect of Sex of Siblings on Aspirations and Parental Encouragement Of Young Women." Presented: Minneapolis, MN, Midwest Sociological Society Meeting, 1979.