Gendered Socialization of STEM Interests in the Family

Jacquelynne Sue Eccles

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2015)

Special Issue: Gendered Motivation and Choice in STEM

Gendered Socialization of STEM Interests in the Family

Published 17-07-2015

Jacquelynne Sue Eccles

Jacquelynne Sue Eccles
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Gendered Socialization of STEM Interests in the Family. (2015). International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 7(2), 116-132. https://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/419

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Abstract

In this article, I review the Eccles et al. Expectancy - Value theories of achievement choices and family socialization. &I then summarize a sample of our major findings related to the socialization of gendered interests in STEM within the family.

Keywords

gender, STEM, socialization, family, parents

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Author Biography

Jacquelynne Sue Eccles

Distinguished University Professor at the School of Education at the University of Califronia, Irvine