Monday, December 10, 2012
Applied Research: Update
So far I have given the survey to seven kids and one parents. Three of the children were 6, two were 4 and one was 10. Almost all of them drew a boy and girl in a generic manner, the girl with long hair and the boy with short hair. Many of the older kids responded to questions 8 and 9 how I expected, "I wouldn't play with a truck/doll because that is a boy/girl toy", it surprised me that the younger kids were more open to playing with toys that did not traditionally abide to their gender. I wish I made more of my questions like that because that is where I am finding responses closer to what I was expecting. However, some of answers concerning favorites seem to be gender neutral things (such as a favorite show being spongebob). I am having trouble surveying the kids parents because they are not as available to me so I think my findings are not going to result in if parents impose gender roles on their children but something more along the lines of gender roles are not considered until a certain age. I am excited to continue my research, a little disappointed that it is not going where I originally intended but I will be happy if I am able to conclude something from the survey.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Applied Research: Finalized Plan
The purpose of my survey is to see if children confide in gender roles that are influenced by their parents. Below is the survey I plan on asking participants:
`Hi, my name is Morgan
Raspanti! I am a senior
at Immaculate Heart Academy and would like to invite you to take a
minute and be a part of my research for my sociology class! For this class I
have been writing a blog about childhood socialization, as we reach the second
half of the quarter the blogging is being directed towards applied research.
Firstly I am writing this to ask for permission to ask your child some
questions (attached on back) and to ask you a shorter series of similar
questions. All help is appreciated! Thank you! (:
Please sign on the dotted line below:
x……..………………………………………..
Parent Survey:
1. Age:
2. Gender: Male/Female
3. What is your child’s favorite
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Color?
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Toy?
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Game?
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Show?
Children Survey:
4. Age:
5. Gender: Male/Female
6. What is your
favorite
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Color?
-
Toy?
-
Game?
-
Show?
7. What games do you
play with your parents?
8. What do you want to
be when you grow up?
9. Would you play with
dolls? Why or why not?
10.
Would you play with trucks? Why or why not?
11. Who is your best
friend?
12.
Can you draw a boy and a girl?
Monday, December 3, 2012
Gender Wage Gap Response
First Article
Second Article
Both articles (linked above) suggest that the wage gap could be due to employee behavior. They suggest women tend to negotiate less aggressively, hence being less inclined to ask for a raise. Both also suggest that on average women work fewer hours than men. In addition to being more likely to seek part-time work, women are also more likely to have gaps in their employment history and to enter lower-paying fields. The one article particularly speaking about doctors found that the female doctors tended to be in lower-paying specialties, have fewer publications, hold fewer administrative leadership positions.
The first article I read suggested that the pay gap is exaggerated, and not actually present, and is attributable to the choices made by women concerning the amount of time and energy they devote to a career because there is no gender gap in wages among men and women with similar family roles. While the other one suggested that the gap is still very much present and that when they ran the numbers taking into account differences in specialties, the average salary for women still feel behind that of their male colleagues. I find it interesting that the first article was written by a man and the second was written by a woman. The first article excuses the proposed wage gap, as it does not harm men, while the second expresses concerns toward the causes and continuation of the wage gap. I think to improve the wage gap it is important for women to be ambitious. All of the facts that suggest a wage gap is not real but merely a result of a woman’s lifestyle choice, can also support woman deviating the wage gap. If more were to make choices concerning their occupation similar to the choices males are making that are increasing their wages, woman will be able to close the gap.
Second Article
Both articles (linked above) suggest that the wage gap could be due to employee behavior. They suggest women tend to negotiate less aggressively, hence being less inclined to ask for a raise. Both also suggest that on average women work fewer hours than men. In addition to being more likely to seek part-time work, women are also more likely to have gaps in their employment history and to enter lower-paying fields. The one article particularly speaking about doctors found that the female doctors tended to be in lower-paying specialties, have fewer publications, hold fewer administrative leadership positions.
The first article I read suggested that the pay gap is exaggerated, and not actually present, and is attributable to the choices made by women concerning the amount of time and energy they devote to a career because there is no gender gap in wages among men and women with similar family roles. While the other one suggested that the gap is still very much present and that when they ran the numbers taking into account differences in specialties, the average salary for women still feel behind that of their male colleagues. I find it interesting that the first article was written by a man and the second was written by a woman. The first article excuses the proposed wage gap, as it does not harm men, while the second expresses concerns toward the causes and continuation of the wage gap. I think to improve the wage gap it is important for women to be ambitious. All of the facts that suggest a wage gap is not real but merely a result of a woman’s lifestyle choice, can also support woman deviating the wage gap. If more were to make choices concerning their occupation similar to the choices males are making that are increasing their wages, woman will be able to close the gap.
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