Gender and College Opportunities

Changes Over Time in the United States and Japan

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ID2274191
AutoresElizabeth Monk-Turner (0000-0003-1882-6946, Dominion University College), Elizabeth Monk‐turner, Yoko Baba (0009-0001-3370-0893, University of Oklahoma)
Ano1987
Volume57
Fascículo3
Páginas292-303
Data de publicação1987-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociological Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-682x.1987.tb01047.x
OpenAlexW2022211403
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas13

The authors examine the rise of the two-year college and changes in enrollment patterns between two-year and four-year colleges by sex in the United States and Japan since 1960. Notably, the chances of a woman who attended college of entering a four-year college were less in 1980, in both the U. S. and Japan, than they were in 1960. Channeling large numbers of women into two-year colleges perpetuates occupational sex segregation. Further, it alleviates pressure for competition for professional jobs. The desire to reduce the number of individuals competing for professional jobs was a factor in the build-up of the two-year college. Problems associated with overeducation are evident in both the U. S. and Japan. The authors argue that the function of the community college is to prepare students to enter the kinds of jobs that are available in highly industrialized societies

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