Pamela Stone
Biographic Data
| ID | 3633435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Stone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Stone |
| SIGNATURE | STONE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brandeis University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 260 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
He’s a Mr. Mom”: Cultural Ambivalence in Print News Depictions of Stay-at-Home Fathers, 1987–2016
Stay-at-home fathers challenge norms related to masculinity and gendered divisions of parenting roles. We conduct a content analysis of 94 print news articles about at-home fathers published 1987–2016 in the United States, identifying key themes and comparing results with our earlier research on news depictions of at-home mothers. We also analyze national trends in fathers staying home using Current Population Survey data to understand contexts i…
Opting Back In: What Really Happens When Mothers Go Back to Work
Taking a career break is a conflicted and risky decision for high-achieving professional women. Yet many do so, usually planning, even as they quit, to return to work eventually. But can they? And if so, how? In Opting Back In , Pamela Stone and Meg Lovejoy revisit women first interviewed a decade earlier in Stone’s book Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home to answer these questions. In frank and intimate accounts, women lay ba…
Opting Out: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home
Noting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to return home? This provocative study is the first to tackle this issue from the perspective of the women themselves. Based on a series of candid, in-depth intervi…
Work Time
The All‐or‐Nothing Workplace: Flexibility Stigma and “Opting Out” Among Professional‐Managerial Women
Using a model of the stigmatization of flexible work based on status legitimation theory, we analyze the experiences of a sample of 54 mothers who “opted out” of professional jobs. Qualitative text analysis reveals that features of women's workplaces are conducive to the creation and maintenance of flexibility stigma and bias and that women working flexibly are subjected to various forms of stigmatizing treatment, which plays a role in their deci…
It's All about Control: Worker Control over Schedule and Hours in Cross-National Context
Workers' ability to control their work schedules and hours varies significantly among industrialized countries. We integrate and extend prior research from a variety of literatures to examine antecedents of control and worker outcomes. Using hierarchical linear modeling and data for 21 countries from the 1997 ISSP Work Orientations Survey supplemented with national indicators developed from a variety of sources, we find that control is associated…
Opting Back In: The Influence of Time at Home on Professional Women's Career Redirection after Opting Out
Limited research on professional women's labour force re‐entry after a career break (so‐called ‘opting out’) finds that women redirect away from former careers. Little is known about why this occurs. Our study, based on in‐depth interviews with 54 at‐home mothers, extends prior research to address this question. We find that among women who intended to return to work (who constitute the majority), most planned to pursue alternative careers, typic…
ASA’s Bachelor’s and Beyond Survey: Findings and Their Implications for Students and Departments
With the support of the National Science Foundation, the American Sociological Association conducted a longitudinal survey of sociology majors from the class of 2005, following them from senior year into careers or graduate school. The first part of this article provides a context for the results from the What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology? study and a summary of its key findings. Wave I data demonstrate strong student interest i…
The Media Depiction of Women Who Opt Out
Through a content analysis of print media and a comparison of media images with trends in women's behavior, the authors explore the rhetoric and reality surrounding the exit of college-educated women from the workforce to become full-time mothers, a phenomenon that has been dubbed 'opting out.' The major imagery surrounding opting out emphasizes motherhood and family, elites, and choice. A close reading reveals some inconsistencies that counter t…
The Rhetoric and Reality of “Opting Out
Anti-Discrimination vs. Anti-Poverty? A Comparison of Pay Equity and Living Wage Reforms
Welfare reform focuses attention on the potential of pay equity and living wage strategies to move women out of the ranks of the working poor. In this study, we use data from a large municipality in the Northeast to simulate implementation of the two policies and compare their relative effectiveness in raising the earnings of female- and minority-dominated jobs, narrowing gender- and race-based earnings differentials, and lifting workers out of p…
Fast-Track Women and the “Choice” to Stay Home
Increasing attention has been given to high-achieving women who appear to be leaving their careers in favor of staying home full-time to raise children. Some commentators interpret this trend as reflecting these women’s embrace of a “new traditionalism,” a rejection of feminist goals in favor of more traditional gender roles. Based on intensive interviews with forty-three women, the authors find that participants’ decisions to interrupt careers a…
Women and Work
Ghettoized and Marginalized: The Coverage of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Introductory Sociology Texts
The coverage of race and ethnic groups in introductory sociology textbooks is studied for a sample of 25 texts. Using index citation counts, we assess the extent, ghettoization, and inclusiveness or topical breadth of coverage. Race-ethnic coverage is found to be fairly extensive and broad; however, it is ghettoized, with the majority of citations confined to a chapter on race. Ghettoization is coupled with a pattern of topical coverage that find…
Gender and Racial Inequality at Work: The Sources and Consequences of Job Segregation
It's All about Control: Worker Control over Schedule and Hours in Cross-National Context
Workers' ability to control their work schedules and hours varies significantly among industrialized countries. We integrate and extend prior research from a variety of literatures to examine antecedents of control and worker outcomes. Using hierarchical linear modeling and data for 21 countries from the 1997 ISSP Work Orientations Survey supplemented with national indicators developed from a variety of sources, we find that control is associated…
Fast-Track Women and the “Choice” to Stay Home
Increasing attention has been given to high-achieving women who appear to be leaving their careers in favor of staying home full-time to raise children. Some commentators interpret this trend as reflecting these women’s embrace of a “new traditionalism,” a rejection of feminist goals in favor of more traditional gender roles. Based on intensive interviews with forty-three women, the authors find that participants’ decisions to interrupt careers a…
Opting Back In: The Influence of Time at Home on Professional Women's Career Redirection after Opting Out
Limited research on professional women's labour force re‐entry after a career break (so‐called ‘opting out’) finds that women redirect away from former careers. Little is known about why this occurs. Our study, based on in‐depth interviews with 54 at‐home mothers, extends prior research to address this question. We find that among women who intended to return to work (who constitute the majority), most planned to pursue alternative careers, typic…
The All‐or‐Nothing Workplace: Flexibility Stigma and “Opting Out” Among Professional‐Managerial Women
Using a model of the stigmatization of flexible work based on status legitimation theory, we analyze the experiences of a sample of 54 mothers who “opted out” of professional jobs. Qualitative text analysis reveals that features of women's workplaces are conducive to the creation and maintenance of flexibility stigma and bias and that women working flexibly are subjected to various forms of stigmatizing treatment, which plays a role in their deci…
The Media Depiction of Women Who Opt Out
Through a content analysis of print media and a comparison of media images with trends in women's behavior, the authors explore the rhetoric and reality surrounding the exit of college-educated women from the workforce to become full-time mothers, a phenomenon that has been dubbed 'opting out.' The major imagery surrounding opting out emphasizes motherhood and family, elites, and choice. A close reading reveals some inconsistencies that counter t…
ASA’s Bachelor’s and Beyond Survey: Findings and Their Implications for Students and Departments
With the support of the National Science Foundation, the American Sociological Association conducted a longitudinal survey of sociology majors from the class of 2005, following them from senior year into careers or graduate school. The first part of this article provides a context for the results from the What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology? study and a summary of its key findings. Wave I data demonstrate strong student interest i…
Ghettoized and Marginalized: The Coverage of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Introductory Sociology Texts
The coverage of race and ethnic groups in introductory sociology textbooks is studied for a sample of 25 texts. Using index citation counts, we assess the extent, ghettoization, and inclusiveness or topical breadth of coverage. Race-ethnic coverage is found to be fairly extensive and broad; however, it is ghettoized, with the majority of citations confined to a chapter on race. Ghettoization is coupled with a pattern of topical coverage that find…
The Rhetoric and Reality of “Opting Out
He’s a Mr. Mom”: Cultural Ambivalence in Print News Depictions of Stay-at-Home Fathers, 1987–2016
Stay-at-home fathers challenge norms related to masculinity and gendered divisions of parenting roles. We conduct a content analysis of 94 print news articles about at-home fathers published 1987–2016 in the United States, identifying key themes and comparing results with our earlier research on news depictions of at-home mothers. We also analyze national trends in fathers staying home using Current Population Survey data to understand contexts i…
Gender and Racial Inequality at Work: The Sources and Consequences of Job Segregation
Ghettoized and Marginalized: The Coverage of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Introductory Sociology Texts
The coverage of race and ethnic groups in introductory sociology textbooks is studied for a sample of 25 texts. Using index citation counts, we assess the extent, ghettoization, and inclusiveness or topical breadth of coverage. Race-ethnic coverage is found to be fairly extensive and broad; however, it is ghettoized, with the majority of citations confined to a chapter on race. Ghettoization is coupled with a pattern of topical coverage that find…
Fast-Track Women and the “Choice” to Stay Home
Increasing attention has been given to high-achieving women who appear to be leaving their careers in favor of staying home full-time to raise children. Some commentators interpret this trend as reflecting these women’s embrace of a “new traditionalism,” a rejection of feminist goals in favor of more traditional gender roles. Based on intensive interviews with forty-three women, the authors find that participants’ decisions to interrupt careers a…
Women and Work
Anti-Discrimination vs. Anti-Poverty? A Comparison of Pay Equity and Living Wage Reforms
Welfare reform focuses attention on the potential of pay equity and living wage strategies to move women out of the ranks of the working poor. In this study, we use data from a large municipality in the Northeast to simulate implementation of the two policies and compare their relative effectiveness in raising the earnings of female- and minority-dominated jobs, narrowing gender- and race-based earnings differentials, and lifting workers out of p…
The Rhetoric and Reality of “Opting Out
The Media Depiction of Women Who Opt Out
Through a content analysis of print media and a comparison of media images with trends in women's behavior, the authors explore the rhetoric and reality surrounding the exit of college-educated women from the workforce to become full-time mothers, a phenomenon that has been dubbed 'opting out.' The major imagery surrounding opting out emphasizes motherhood and family, elites, and choice. A close reading reveals some inconsistencies that counter t…
ASA’s Bachelor’s and Beyond Survey: Findings and Their Implications for Students and Departments
With the support of the National Science Foundation, the American Sociological Association conducted a longitudinal survey of sociology majors from the class of 2005, following them from senior year into careers or graduate school. The first part of this article provides a context for the results from the What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology? study and a summary of its key findings. Wave I data demonstrate strong student interest i…
Opting Back In: The Influence of Time at Home on Professional Women's Career Redirection after Opting Out
Limited research on professional women's labour force re‐entry after a career break (so‐called ‘opting out’) finds that women redirect away from former careers. Little is known about why this occurs. Our study, based on in‐depth interviews with 54 at‐home mothers, extends prior research to address this question. We find that among women who intended to return to work (who constitute the majority), most planned to pursue alternative careers, typic…
It's All about Control: Worker Control over Schedule and Hours in Cross-National Context
Workers' ability to control their work schedules and hours varies significantly among industrialized countries. We integrate and extend prior research from a variety of literatures to examine antecedents of control and worker outcomes. Using hierarchical linear modeling and data for 21 countries from the 1997 ISSP Work Orientations Survey supplemented with national indicators developed from a variety of sources, we find that control is associated…
Work Time
The All‐or‐Nothing Workplace: Flexibility Stigma and “Opting Out” Among Professional‐Managerial Women
Using a model of the stigmatization of flexible work based on status legitimation theory, we analyze the experiences of a sample of 54 mothers who “opted out” of professional jobs. Qualitative text analysis reveals that features of women's workplaces are conducive to the creation and maintenance of flexibility stigma and bias and that women working flexibly are subjected to various forms of stigmatizing treatment, which plays a role in their deci…
Opting Back In: What Really Happens When Mothers Go Back to Work
Taking a career break is a conflicted and risky decision for high-achieving professional women. Yet many do so, usually planning, even as they quit, to return to work eventually. But can they? And if so, how? In Opting Back In , Pamela Stone and Meg Lovejoy revisit women first interviewed a decade earlier in Stone’s book Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home to answer these questions. In frank and intimate accounts, women lay ba…
Opting Out: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home
Noting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to return home? This provocative study is the first to tackle this issue from the perspective of the women themselves. Based on a series of candid, in-depth intervi…
He’s a Mr. Mom”: Cultural Ambivalence in Print News Depictions of Stay-at-Home Fathers, 1987–2016
Stay-at-home fathers challenge norms related to masculinity and gendered divisions of parenting roles. We conduct a content analysis of 94 print news articles about at-home fathers published 1987–2016 in the United States, identifying key themes and comparing results with our earlier research on news depictions of at-home mothers. We also analyze national trends in fathers staying home using Current Population Survey data to understand contexts i…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (4 works) · Opting out (4 works)