Clock, space, and structure
Family-formation timing and occupational stratification in time-consuming STEM
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 24138299 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ola Abu‐Hasan Nabwani (0000-0002-9920-6302, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2026 |
| Páginas | 1-21 |
| Data de publicação | 2026-08-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Sociological Spectrum (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02732173.2026.2711087 |
| OpenAlex | W7203821700 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 45 |
Using pooled Israel Social Survey data (2003–2022), this article examines whether parents’ family-formation timing is associated with employment in time-consuming science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (TC-STEM) rather than alternative occupations. Guided by a clock/space/structure (CSS) framework, it links family and career calendars, place-based opportunities, and gendered work-devotion regimes. Weighted multinomial logit models compare TC-STEM with professional/technical/managerial (PTM) work, teaching, and other occupations among parents ages 20–45, estimating aRRRs separately by gender and with ethnic comparisons. Results show that TC-STEM employment is stratified by ethnicity, religiosity, and central–peripheral residence. Among Jewish women, later marriage increases the likelihood of TC-STEM relative to teaching and other occupations, while only an interval of at least 5 years is associated with TC-STEM relative to teaching. Among Jewish men, marriage-to-first-birth interval is salient in contrasts with teaching and other occupations. TC-STEM employment varies by pre-parenthood timing and is stratified by gender, ethno-religious context, and spatial locations.
American Community Survey · Ethnic group · Multinomial distribution · Multinomial logistic regression · Salient · Social stratification · Stratification (seeds) · Survey data collection · Career Development and Diversity · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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