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Enduring Egalitarianism? Family Transitions and Attitudes Toward Gender Equality in Sweden
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.
Number of Authors: 32017 (English)In: Journal of family issues, ISSN 0192-513X, E-ISSN 1552-5481, Vol. 38, no 13, p. 1878-1898Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Previous research in industrialized countries finds that attitudes toward gender equality are affected by family-related transitions as young adults with egalitarian attitudes based on growing equality between the sexes in the public sphere of education and work encounter a much less equal situation in the private sphere of the family. Sweden, however, is a society known for its emphasis on gender equality in the family. This study examines the effect of family transitions on attitudes toward gender equality, asking whether egalitarian attitudes can withstand changing family transitions in Sweden. Using longitudinal data from the Young Adult Panel Study, we examine six different family transitions and three measures of attitudes toward gender equality for men and women, with only three significant findings across 18 coefficients. We conclude that most Swedish young adults possess enduring attitudes, likely because there is strong state support for families and gender sharing in the private sphere.

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2017. Vol. 38, no 13, p. 1878-1898
Keywords [en]
gender-related attitudes, union formation, union dissolution, parenthood, Sweden
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-147043DOI: 10.1177/0192513X16632266ISI: 000407175800004OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-147043DiVA, id: diva2:1143078
Available from: 2017-09-20 Created: 2017-09-20 Last updated: 2022-02-28Bibliographically approved

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