Waiting to be Cinderella’d?: Attitudes on Class Differences Among Women

This article explores the way in which college students construct attitudes about class differences among women. Social work student researchers interviewed 30 college students at a Midwestern public university and asked them to tell stories about women in two different social class positions. The r...

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Main Authors:	Leila Wood, Carol Hostetter, Sabrina W. Sullenberger
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Indiana University School of Social Work 2014-11-01
Series:	Advances in Social Work
Subjects:	Feminization of poverty, gender, attitudes, college students, social class, social work
Online Access:	https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/16627

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spelling	doaj-5ad18344841b4524906a225819a9244e2020-11-24T23:44:22ZengIndiana University School of Social WorkAdvances in Social Work1527-85652331-41252014-11-0115246047917838Waiting to be Cinderella’d?: Attitudes on Class Differences Among WomenLeila Wood0Carol Hostetter1Sabrina W. Sullenberger2Indiana UniversityIndiana University School of Social Work 1127 E. Atwater Avenue Bloomington Indiana 47404Belmont University 1900 Belmont Blvd. Nashville Tennessee 37212This article explores the way in which college students construct attitudes about class differences among women. Social work student researchers interviewed 30 college students at a Midwestern public university and asked them to tell stories about women in two different social class positions. The results revealed that social class differences are constructed based on factors related to family of origin, personality, structural inequities, personal choices and relationships, as well as other intersecting experiences. In addition, participant stories highlighted gendered attitudes towards women in poverty. Implications for social science teaching, practice, and research are discussed.https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/16627Feminization of poverty, gender, attitudes, college students, social class, social work
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title	Waiting to be Cinderella’d?: Attitudes on Class Differences Among Women
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description	This article explores the way in which college students construct attitudes about class differences among women. Social work student researchers interviewed 30 college students at a Midwestern public university and asked them to tell stories about women in two different social class positions. The results revealed that social class differences are constructed based on factors related to family of origin, personality, structural inequities, personal choices and relationships, as well as other intersecting experiences. In addition, participant stories highlighted gendered attitudes towards women in poverty. Implications for social science teaching, practice, and research are discussed.
topic	Feminization of poverty, gender, attitudes, college students, social class, social work
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Waiting to be Cinderella’d?: Attitudes on Class Differences Among Women

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