The increasing rate of post-industrialisation in advanced economies has dramatically impacted on the availability of jobs in male-dominated occupations. Consequently, men with traditional gender attitudes may experience difficulties in finding employment that aligns with their conception of masculinity. Attitudes to gender roles develop during childhood as part of the process of socialisation; thus, family background, and in particular parental education and occupation, may influence the occupational aspirations of young people. To examine the associations between family background, a child’s attitudes to gender roles and a child’s occupational aspirations, analysis of the German National Education Panel Study (NEPS) Starting Cohort 4 data was conducted. The findings suggest that family background continues to be associated with attitudes to gender roles and occupational aspirations.

发达经济体后工业化的速度不断加快，极大地影响了男性主导职业的就业机会。因此，具有传统性别态度的男性可能难以找到与其男子气概相一致的工作。作为社会化过程的一部分，对性别角色的态度在童年时期形成；因此，家庭背景，特别是父母的教育和职业，可能会影响年轻人的职业抱负。为了检查家庭背景、儿童对性别角色的态度和儿童职业抱负之间的关联，对德国国家教育小组研究 (NEPS) 起始队列 4 数据进行了分析。