I Will Follow Him: Family Ties, Gender-Role Beliefs, and Reluctance to Relocate for a Better Job

@article{Bielby1992IWF,
  title={I Will Follow Him: Family Ties, Gender-Role Beliefs, and Reluctance to Relocate for a Better Job},
  author={William T. Bielby and Denise Del Vento Bielby},
  journal={American Journal of Sociology},
  year={1992},
  volume={97},
  pages={1241 - 1267}
}
This article tests competing explanations for why wives in dualearner couples are less willing than husbands to relocate for a better job. Hypotheses are derived from a neoclassical market model that assumes spouses maximize family well-being and a sociological alternative that emphasizes the mediating function fo gender-role-ideology in decision making by couples. Results from a maximum-likelihood probit model that uses data from the 1977 Quality of Employment Survey indicate that couples… Expand
View on U Chicago Press
479 Citations
Highly Influential Citations
23
Background Citations
177
Methods Citations
15
Results Citations
11

479 Citations

Citation Type

Citation Type

Gender differences in the family-relatedness of relocation decisions
Abstract Using a dyadic study design, the present study draws on research into the family-relatedness of work decisions to examine the impact of the spouse's characteristics on an employee's… Expand
Re-Thinking the Two-Body Problem: The Segregation of Women into Geographically Dispersed Occupations
Empirical research on the family cites the tendency for couples to relocate for husbands’ careers as evidence against the gender-neutrality of household economic decisions. For these studies,… Expand
Rethinking the Two-Body Problem: The Segregation of Women Into Geographically Dispersed Occupations
TLDR
It is found that the tendency for households to relocate for husbands’ careers is better explained by the segregation of women into geographically dispersed occupations rather than by the direct prioritization of men’s careers. Expand
Spousal Interdependence in Turnover Decisions: The Case of Israel's Medical Sector Employees
Gender-related labor behavior traditionally has been sensitive to and symptomatic of changes in the labor force and the social structure. Two developments in family life call into question the… Expand
Gender, Gender Ideology, and Couples’ Migration Decisions
Couples generally move to accommodate men’s, rather than women’s, career opportunities. Using Swedish panel data including 1,039 married or cohabiting individuals, this study examines the importance… Expand
Career hierarchy in dual-earner families
Recent evidence indicates that dual-earner families are increasing and that spouses' roles may be changing. In light of these changes, this study asks the following question: how might career… Expand
Commuter Couples and Careers: Moving Together for Him and Apart for Her
Research on the migration patterns of couples has found that men's human capital has a larger impact than women's on family location choices, but an emerging qualitative literature shows that some… Expand
Gender role beliefs and family migration
Consistent empirical evidence demonstrates that demographic indicators associated with traditional gender roles, such as the presence of children, are linked to the negative effect of moving on… Expand
From Tied Movers to Tied Stayers: Changes in Family Migration Decision-Making, 1989-98 to 2009-18
Past research has found that when a dual-career heterosexual married couple migrates to a new labor market, the woman is more likely to be the “tied mover”: the partner whose career suffers as a… Expand
Family Migration and Labor Market Outcomes ( JOB MARKET PAPER )
Job search and migration behavior of married couples differ markedly from that of singles, which suggests that marriage, migration and labor market decisions are interrelated. Interregional moves are… Expand
...
1
2
3
4
5
...

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 64 REFERENCES
Women and the Economics of Family Migration
N OTWITHSTANDING this early statement by Ravenstein (1885, p. 196), the separate study of geographic mobility among women has been virtually ignored by students of migration.' The reason is obvious:… Expand
Household migration and the labor market position of married women
Abstract The present paper conceptualizes labor force participation among U.S. wives as both a determinant and consequence of household migration. A theoretical justification is provided for… Expand
Wage Appreciation and Depreciation: A Test of Neoclassical Economic Explanations of Occupational Sex Segregation
I test two explanations of occupational sex segregation that have been generated from the neoclassical theory of human capital. Polachek argues that segregation results because women whose employment… Expand
Wasp wives as senior partners
Using exchange and interactionist perspectives, this research explores a previously ignored contemporary marriage pattern: Wives as Senior Partners. WASP marriages are those in which marriage and… Expand
A Theory of Marriage: Part I
  • G. Becker
  • Economics, Sociology
  • Journal of Political Economy
  • 1973
I present in this paper the skeleton of a theory of marriage. The two basic assumptions are that each person tries to do as well as possible and that the "marriage market" is in equilibrium. With the… Expand
Couple Consensus during Marital Joint Decision-Making: A Context, Process, Outcome Model
This study tests a conceptual model of the context, processes, and outcomes of joint marital decision-making. Alternative conceptualizations of partners' coerciveness, control, and consensus as… Expand
Couples' Career Orientation, Gender Role Orientation, and Perceived Equity as Determinants of Marital Power.
This study investigates the influence of resource exchanges and of gender role on marital power by comparing dual-career and single-career couples on these variables. On the basis of social exchange… Expand
Socioeconomic Returns to Migration Among Married Women
The aim of the present study is to (1) examine the effect of migration on changes in earnings among a cohort of older married women, and (2) assess whether "1returns" to migration vary systematically… Expand
Households, Employment, and Gender: A Social, Economic, and Demographic View
Events of the past 30 years have profoundly transformed arragements governing love work and the their routinization in households and employment; yet some patterns endure relatively unchanged. This… Expand
A Note on Sex, Geographic Mobility, and Career Advancement
The article presents information on sex, geographic mobility and career development. Over the past four decades, major changes in the extent and nature of female labor force participation have led to… Expand
...
1
2
3
4
5
...