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| Author: | Charles, M. Bradley, K. |
| Title: | Equal but Separate? A cross-national study of sex segregation in higher education |
| Journal: | American Sociological Review
2002 : AUG, VOL. 67:4, p. 573-599 |
| Index terms: | HIGHER EDUCATION EQUALITY SOCIOLOGY SEX |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The contours and correlates of sex segregation in higher education are explored using data from twelve advanced industrialized countries. Tertiary sex segregation is examined across two dimensions: field of study (horizontal segregation) and tertiary level (vertical segregation). The authors argue that the different aspects of female status in higher education do not covary because each variable is affected in distinct ways by structural and cultural features commonly associated with "modernity". In particular, (1) ideals of universalism do more to undermine vertical segregation than horizontal segregation, and (2) some modern structural features may actually exacerbate specific forms of sex segregation. |
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