Parental Occupation and the Gender Math Gap: Examining the Social Reproduction of Academic Advantage among Elementary and Middle School Students

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dc.contributor.authorBowden, Monica
dc.contributor.authorBartkowski, John P.
dc.contributor.authorXu, Xiaohe
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Richard Jr.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-19T15:05:19Z
dc.date.available2021-04-19T15:05:19Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-29
dc.date.updated2021-04-19T15:05:19Z
dc.description.abstractMath proficiency is considered a critical subject for entry into most science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations. This study examines the relationship between parental occupation and gender differences in students’ math performance, that is, the gender math gap. Using insights from theories of social and gender reproduction, we hypothesize that daughters of STEM-employed parents, and especially STEM-employed mothers, will score higher on standardized math tests than their peers with non-STEM parents. Multiple waves of panel data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS–K) featuring students in third, fifth, and eighth grades are used to examine these hypotheses. Results from random effects regression models confirm these hypotheses while also revealing support for STEM-employed father-to-son and father-to-daughter transmission of a math performance advantage. Also, regardless of parental occupation, a gender math gap remains evident. We conclude by discussing implications, study limitations, and directions for future research.
dc.description.departmentSociology
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/socsci7010006
dc.identifier.citationSocial Sciences 7 (1): 6 (2018)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/397
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 United States
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectschool
dc.subjectmath gap
dc.subjectstandardized test
dc.subjectSTEM
dc.subjectoccupation
dc.titleParental Occupation and the Gender Math Gap: Examining the Social Reproduction of Academic Advantage among Elementary and Middle School Students
dc.typeArticleen_US

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