Gendered paths: Educational and occupational expectations and outcomes among adult children of immigrants

Feliciano, Cynthia; Rumbaut, Rubén G.

doi:10.1080/01419870500224406

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“…This finding supports previous research where girls have been found to have consistently higher educational aspirations than boys Howard et al, 2011;Feliciano & Rumbaut, 2005) and there is currently much discussion, particularly in the UK, about how to address problems of boys falling behind in their education (Cassen & Kingdon, 2007). Previous studies have indicated that girls tend to opt for jobs with a strong female identity.…”

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“…Girls have been consistently found to have higher educational aspirations than boys Howard, Carlstrom, Katz, Chew, Ray, Laine et al, 2011;Feliciano & Rumbaut, 2005;Cassen & Kingdon, 2007). Occupational aspirations are thought to be influenced by both individual inequalities and the opportunities available to different social groups (Roberts, 1968).…”

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The Educational and Employment Aspirations of Adolescents from Areas of High Deprivation in London

Frostick

Phillips

Renton

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J Youth Adolescence

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Adolescents from areas of high deprivation are often assumed to have low aspirations for the future. However, recent research has suggested otherwise and there have been calls for more substantial investigation into the relationship between poverty and aspiration. This article reports levels and variation in aspiration from 1,214 adolescents (49.5% male; 50.5% female) living in areas of high deprivation across 20 London boroughs. A strength of this study is our large and diverse population of low socio-economic status (SES) adolescents, comprising of white British (22%), black African (21%), black Caribbean (9%), Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Other Asian (24%), mixed ethnicity (9%), and 15% defining themselves as Other. Our measures indicated a high group level of reported aspiration with notable variations. Females reported higher educational (but not occupational) aspirations than males; white British students reported lower educational and occupational aspirations than other ethnic groups; and black African children reported the highest educational aspirations. Perceived parental support for education had the largest positive association with aspirations. In contrast to previous findings from studies carried out in the United States, aspirations were found to be negatively associated with perceptions of school and school peer environment. These measures explored feelings of safety, happiness and belonging within the school environment and school peer group. We discuss possible explanations for this unexpected finding within our population of adolescents from UK state schools and how it might affect future policy interventions. This study makes an important contribution to the literature on adolescent aspirations because of the unique nature of the data sample and the multiple domains of functioning and aspiration measured.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Educational and Employment Aspirations of Adolescents from Areas of High Deprivation in London

Frostick

Phillips

Renton

et al. 2015

J Youth Adolescence

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“…Although Latina women tend to benefit from higher levels of educational expectations and support (Feliciano and Rumbaut 2005), those with lower educational aspirations and expectations have an increased likelihood of teenage pregnancy (Beutel 2000;Minnis et al 2013). Pregnancy can reinvigorate educational goals; however, work demands, family responsibilities, and school policies can force young mothers to stop out (SmithBattle 2007).…”

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A ‘master status’ or the ‘final straw’? Assessing the role of immigration status in Latino undocumented youths’ pathways out of school

Enriquez

2016

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…Tvert om har flere forskere pekt på paradokset i at opprettholdelse av tradisjonelle kjønnsnormer hjemme, med begrensninger i jentenes frihet, kan vaere en fordel for jenters utdanningsprestasjoner fordi det fører til at de er mye hjemme og kan konsentrere seg om skolearbeid (Farris og de Jong, 2014;Feliciano og Rumbaut, 2005). Likevel advarer Farris og de Jong (2014: 1514) mot å trekke slutningen at «kjønnskontroll» automatisk fører til bedre skoleprestasjoner.…”

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Familien som ressurs eller hinder? Etterkommerkvinners deltagelse i arbeid

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SAMMENDRAGDenne artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i de betydelige endringsprosessene som foregår mellom innvandrere og deres voksne barn når det gjelder holdninger og praksiser knyttet til organisering av familielivet. Artikkelen utforsker hvilken rolle foreldregenerasjonen spiller for døtrenes livsprosjekter når døtrene velger så annerledes enn dem selv. Spørsmålet som stilles er på hvilke måter innvandrerforeldre fungerer som en ressurs, eller hinder, for etterkommerkvinners deltagelse i arbeid. Forskningslitteraturen beskriver familien som et hinder for unge etterkommerkvinners deltagelse i arbeid fordi familien forvalter kjønns-normer som vektlegger kvinners rolle i hjemmet fremfor i arbeid. Basert på en kvalitativ studie av hvordan etterkommere med pakistansk bakgrunn organiserer og reflekterer rundt fordelingen av lønns-og omsorgsarbeid, viser artikkelen at foreldregenerasjonen kan representere både en støtte og en barriere for kvinnenes deltagelse i arbeid. Rent normativt fungerer foreldrene til kvinnene i denne studien hovedsakelig som en bremsekloss, men normene fremstår i stor grad som åpne for forhandlinger. Analysen viser at foreldrene også bidrar med andre ressurser enn de normative, og utforsker betydningen av praktisk støtte til barneomsorg og økonomisk støtte. Artikkelen finner at til tross for kontinuerlige forhandlinger med foreldrene, kan kvinnenes arbeidsmarkedsdeltakelse representere en felles tilpasning til en ny kontekst av muligheter.

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Gendered paths: Educational and occupational expectations and outcomes among adult children of immigrants

Cited by 226 publications

References 43 publications

The Educational and Employment Aspirations of Adolescents from Areas of High Deprivation in London

The Educational and Employment Aspirations of Adolescents from Areas of High Deprivation in London

A ‘master status’ or the ‘final straw’? Assessing the role of immigration status in Latino undocumented youths’ pathways out of school

Familien som ressurs eller hinder? Etterkommerkvinners deltagelse i arbeid

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