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Source: Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology
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1. Bell, Patricia A.
Williams, Sara Robinson
Black Women's Participation in the Labor Force
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 9,2 (November 1981): 159-161
Cohort(s): Young Women
Publisher: Oklahoma State University
Keyword(s): Family Influences; Labor Force Participation; Minorities; Mothers, Education; Occupational Aspirations; Work Attitudes

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The occupational aspirations and work commitment of black women are examined, on the assumption that other factors than economic need may be relevant to their labor force activity. Data from a 1972 sample of 1,500 black females taken from the NLS are used to examine this effect. Of the variables considered, those with significant effects on occupational aspiration are educational aspiration, marital-career conflict, and mother's occupation. The factors of employment status, attitude toward wives' working, marital status, and mother's education do not have significant effects. Factors affecting work commitment include mother's occupation, marital-career conflict, employment status, and marital status. Evidence suggests that marriage and family concerns take precedence over work concerns for these women.
Bibliography Citation
Bell, Patricia A. and Sara Robinson Williams. "Black Women's Participation in the Labor Force." Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 9,2 (November 1981): 159-161.
2. Monk-Turner, Elizabeth A.
Wage Differences Between Community College and Four-Year College Entrants
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 14,2 (November 1986): 149-151
Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: Oklahoma State University
Keyword(s): College Education; Colleges; Wages

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Wage differences between community- & four-year Coll entrants are analyzed. First, mean differences between various groups in hourly wage rates & other background variables are described, including high school graduates, community Coll dropouts, community Coll graduates, four-year Coll dropouts, & four-year Coll graduates. Further, mean hourly wage differences are analyzed by sex, race, & type of first Coll entered. Next, utilizing regression analysis, wage differences are analyzed to see what affect is exerted by type of first Coll entered. It is concluded that community Coll entrance entails a wage penalty even when controlling for background variables, including years of schooling acquired. 3 Tables, 12 References. AA (Copyright 1987, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
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Monk-Turner, Elizabeth A. "Wage Differences Between Community College and Four-Year College Entrants." Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 14,2 (November 1986): 149-151.