NDLI: Young Australian Women’s Aspirations for Work and Family: Individual and Sociocultural Differences

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Johnstone, Melissa Lee, Christina
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	The arguments underlying Hakim’s Lifestyle Preference Theory have initiated debate over the importance of individual preferences, versus social and structural constraints, in women’s work and family patterns. This paper investigates the role of sociocultural factors in lifestyle preferences. A total of 6,929 Australian women, aged 25–30 years, from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH), were categorised into Hakim’s Lifestyle Preference Groups, based on their aspirations for work and family. Rather than cutting across social groups, membership into Lifestyle Preference Groups was significantly related to sociodemographic variables. Further, the findings suggested that Hakim’s definition of ‘adaptive’ women may be too limited to capture the variability of the large number of young Australian women aspiring to combine paid work and family.
Starting Page	204
Ending Page	220
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03600025
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume Number	61
Issue Number	3-4
e-ISSN	15732762
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2009-04-14
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Hakim Aspirations Young women Work Family Medicine/Public Health Sociology Gender Studies
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gender Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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Young Australian Women’s Aspirations for Work and Family: Individual and Sociocultural Differences