Gender, Children, and Social Contact: The Effects of Childrearing for Men and Women

Munch, Allison; McPherson, J. Miller; Smith‐Lovin, Lynn

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“…In fact, they suggest that -for all network types examined here -women are more socially active and have a greater diversity of "network resources" at their disposal (see Campbell et al, 1986). Further research needs to explore whether these results indicate a larger shift in women's patterns of sociability; document a period of heightened social activity at this stage in the life course (Munch et al, 1997); or represent a different online networking behavior of women compared to their everyday offline interaction patterns.…”

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Tastes, ties, and time: A new social network dataset using Facebook.com

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a b s t r a c tScholars have long recognized the potential of Internet-based communication technologies for improving network research-potential that, to date, remains largely underexploited. In the first half of this paper, we introduce a new public dataset based on manipulations and embellishments of a popular social network site, Facebook.com. We emphasize five distinctive features of this dataset and highlight its advantages and limitations vis-à-vis other kinds of network data. In the second half of this paper, we present descriptive findings from our first wave of data. Subgroups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are characterized by distinct network behaviors, and students sharing social relationships as well as demographic traits tend to share a significant number of cultural preferences. These findings exemplify the scientific and pedagogical potential of this new network resource and provide a starting point for future analyses.

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Section: Comparative Results: Subgroup Differences Across Three Typesmentioning

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Tastes, ties, and time: A new social network dataset using Facebook.com

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“…Additionally, children can actively oppose their parents' dating and possible re-partnering (Koo et al 1984). It is also important to note here that though children have been shown to impact both men's and women's social networks, these effects tend to be gender specific; whereas fathers mostly temporarily increase the kin composition of their social network after the birth of a child, for women, having children results in a reduction in the size of the social network and the volume of contacts, at least until the children reach school age (Munch et al 1997). The restricted opportunities to meet and mate might be especially strong when the children restrict the labor force participation (e.g., because they are too young or there are no alternative childcare options), as work has been shown to be the most important place to meet new partners in the remarriage market (De Graaf and Kalmijn 2003).…”

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The Effect of Children on Men’s and Women’s Chances of Re-partnering in a European Context

2013

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This work examines what role children play in the re-partnering process in five European countries (Norway, France, Germany, Romania, and the Russian Federation) by addressing the following research questions: (1) To what extent do men and women differ in their re-partnering chances?; (2) Can gender differences in re-partnering be explained by the presence of children?; (3) How do the custodial arrangements and the child's age affect the re-partnering chances of men and women? We use the partnership and parenthood histories of the participants in the first wave of the Generations and Gender Survey (United Nations, Generations and Gender Programme: Survey Instruments. United Nations, New York/Geneva, 2005) to examine the transition to moving in with a new partner following the dissolution of the first marital union, separately for men and women. The story that emerges is one of similarities in the effects rather than differences. In most countries, men are more likely to re-partner than women. This gender difference can be attributed to the presence of children as our analyses show that childless men and women do not differ in their probability to re-partner. Mothers with resident children are less likely to re-partner than non-mothers and a similar though often non-significant effect of resident children is observed for fathers. In most countries we find that as the child ages, the chances to enter a new union increase. In sum, our study indicates that children are an important factor in re-partnering and a contributor to the documented gender gap in re-partnering, and this holds throughout distinct institutional and cultural settings. -013-9294-5 Résumé Cet article étudie le rôle joué par les enfants dans la formation d'une nouvelle union dans cinq pays européens (Norvège, France, Allemagne, Roumanie et la Fédération de Russie) en tentant de répondre aux questions de recherche suivantes (1) dans quelle mesure les probabilités des hommes et des femmes de former une nouvelle union diffèrent-elles ? (2) la présence d'enfants peut-elle expliquer les différences de genre dans ce domaine ? (3) Les dispositions relatives à la garde de l'enfant et l'âge de l'enfant ont-ils un impact sur les probabilités d'une nouvelle union pour les hommes et pour les femmes ? Les histoires des unions et les histoires parentales des participants à la première vague des enquêtes Générations et Genre (GGS, Nations Unies ?, 2005) ont été utilisées pour étudier la transition vers une nouvelle union après la dissolution du premier mariage pour les hommes et pour les femmes séparément. Les résultats montrent des effets semblables plutôt que divergents. Dans la plupart des pays, les hommes ont des probabilités de former une nouvelle union plus élevées que les femmes. Cette différence de genre peut être attribuée à la présence d'enfants car nos analyses montrent que les probabilités d'une nouvelle union des hommes et des femmes sans enfant sont similaires. Les mères dont les enfants vivent avec elles sont moins susceptibles de fo...

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“…Since social (or group-based) identities are defined by their uniformity of perception and action among group members [9,73], it might be posited that boys learn to incorporate social identities earlier than do girls. If this is so, it is aligned with the idea that boys are socialized to be leaders and to be competitive while girls are socialized to be caretakers and supportive, and also with the fact that men tend to have more powerful positions within social networks than do women [28,[74][75][76].…”

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Gender Socialization and Identity Theory

Carter

2014

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Gender socialization is examined through a social psychological lens by applying identity theory and identity control theory. Current research from the fields of family and sociological social psychology are surveyed to provide a better conception of how the family operates as agents of socialization, and how identities that are cultivated and fostered in youth provide meaning throughout the life course and maintain the social order. The application of identity theory shows how gender is a diffuse status characteristic, which is salient in person, role, and social (group) identities, and also across social situations. Identity control theory is applied to show how emotions operate within an internal control system to stabilize gendered identities and perpetuate the social structure. Both theories are specifically applied to understand socialization dynamics that exist for children and families.

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Gender, Children, and Social Contact: The Effects of Childrearing for Men and Women

Cited by 196 publications

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Tastes, ties, and time: A new social network dataset using Facebook.com

Tastes, ties, and time: A new social network dataset using Facebook.com

The Effect of Children on Men’s and Women’s Chances of Re-partnering in a European Context

Gender Socialization and Identity Theory

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