Abigail Ocobock
Biographic Data
| ID | 177471 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abigail Ocobock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abigail |
| FAMILY NAME | Ocobock |
| SIGNATURE | OCOBOCK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8937-8207 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Cognitive Labor, Power, and Patriarchal Bargains: Not-so-Invisible Barriers to Gendered Change
Cognitive labor is an obdurate source of inequality between partners, and is usually considered so because the nature of the work makes it 'invisible' to those involved. Yet given that talk of the 'mental load' is now widespread and the pandemic amplified awareness of disparities, gender scholars have reason to question its 'invisibility.' I ask: Are partners in heterosexual relationships aware of gendered inequalities in cognitive labor? How do …
Leveraging Legitimacy: Institutional Work and Change in the Case of Same-Sex Marriage
Institutions draw strict boundaries around included groups of people, and changing them typically requires professional advocating and lobbying work to introduce new laws or policies. Institutional scholars focus almost exclusively on how skilled, organizational actors initiate these changes, giving scant attention to what happens next. Yet legal or policy-driven change often occurs before there is widespread public approval for, or understanding…
Status or Access? The Impact of Marriage on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Community Change
Drawing on interview and survey research with 116 married and unmarried lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals, this study offers the first systematic data on the relationship between legal marriage and LGBQ community life. The author distinguishes between marital status-being married-and marital access-gaining access to the institution of marriage-as distinct drivers of community change. In contrast to research with heterosexuals, …
The Power and Limits of Marriage: Married Gay Men's Family Relationships
Same-sex marriage has received much scholarly attention in the United States in the past decade. Yet we know little about how same-sex couples experience marriage. In this article, I present findings from in-depth interviews with 32 legally married gay men in Iowa. I focus on their experiences with families of origin and investigate the legitimating potential of same-sex marriage. The men had high expectations about the power of marriage to help …
Family change and the state of family sociology
Profound changes in family-related behavior have occurred over the past 40 years in the US. To evaluate the extent to which family sociology has kept pace with these changes the article first reviews four prominent sociology journals from 1993 to 2011, investigating the range of family types covered in published articles over nearly two decades and the kinds of approaches taken to study non-traditional families. The article then presents two case…
The Power and Limits of Marriage: Married Gay Men's Family Relationships
Same-sex marriage has received much scholarly attention in the United States in the past decade. Yet we know little about how same-sex couples experience marriage. In this article, I present findings from in-depth interviews with 32 legally married gay men in Iowa. I focus on their experiences with families of origin and investigate the legitimating potential of same-sex marriage. The men had high expectations about the power of marriage to help …
Status or Access? The Impact of Marriage on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Community Change
Drawing on interview and survey research with 116 married and unmarried lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals, this study offers the first systematic data on the relationship between legal marriage and LGBQ community life. The author distinguishes between marital status-being married-and marital access-gaining access to the institution of marriage-as distinct drivers of community change. In contrast to research with heterosexuals, …
Leveraging Legitimacy: Institutional Work and Change in the Case of Same-Sex Marriage
Institutions draw strict boundaries around included groups of people, and changing them typically requires professional advocating and lobbying work to introduce new laws or policies. Institutional scholars focus almost exclusively on how skilled, organizational actors initiate these changes, giving scant attention to what happens next. Yet legal or policy-driven change often occurs before there is widespread public approval for, or understanding…
Family change and the state of family sociology
Profound changes in family-related behavior have occurred over the past 40 years in the US. To evaluate the extent to which family sociology has kept pace with these changes the article first reviews four prominent sociology journals from 1993 to 2011, investigating the range of family types covered in published articles over nearly two decades and the kinds of approaches taken to study non-traditional families. The article then presents two case…
Cognitive Labor, Power, and Patriarchal Bargains: Not-so-Invisible Barriers to Gendered Change
Cognitive labor is an obdurate source of inequality between partners, and is usually considered so because the nature of the work makes it 'invisible' to those involved. Yet given that talk of the 'mental load' is now widespread and the pandemic amplified awareness of disparities, gender scholars have reason to question its 'invisibility.' I ask: Are partners in heterosexual relationships aware of gendered inequalities in cognitive labor? How do …
Family change and the state of family sociology
Profound changes in family-related behavior have occurred over the past 40 years in the US. To evaluate the extent to which family sociology has kept pace with these changes the article first reviews four prominent sociology journals from 1993 to 2011, investigating the range of family types covered in published articles over nearly two decades and the kinds of approaches taken to study non-traditional families. The article then presents two case…
The Power and Limits of Marriage: Married Gay Men's Family Relationships
Same-sex marriage has received much scholarly attention in the United States in the past decade. Yet we know little about how same-sex couples experience marriage. In this article, I present findings from in-depth interviews with 32 legally married gay men in Iowa. I focus on their experiences with families of origin and investigate the legitimating potential of same-sex marriage. The men had high expectations about the power of marriage to help …
Status or Access? The Impact of Marriage on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Community Change
Drawing on interview and survey research with 116 married and unmarried lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals, this study offers the first systematic data on the relationship between legal marriage and LGBQ community life. The author distinguishes between marital status-being married-and marital access-gaining access to the institution of marriage-as distinct drivers of community change. In contrast to research with heterosexuals, …
Leveraging Legitimacy: Institutional Work and Change in the Case of Same-Sex Marriage
Institutions draw strict boundaries around included groups of people, and changing them typically requires professional advocating and lobbying work to introduce new laws or policies. Institutional scholars focus almost exclusively on how skilled, organizational actors initiate these changes, giving scant attention to what happens next. Yet legal or policy-driven change often occurs before there is widespread public approval for, or understanding…
Cognitive Labor, Power, and Patriarchal Bargains: Not-so-Invisible Barriers to Gendered Change
Cognitive labor is an obdurate source of inequality between partners, and is usually considered so because the nature of the work makes it 'invisible' to those involved. Yet given that talk of the 'mental load' is now widespread and the pandemic amplified awareness of disparities, gender scholars have reason to question its 'invisibility.' I ask: Are partners in heterosexual relationships aware of gendered inequalities in cognitive labor? How do …
Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (3 works) · Law (3 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works)