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Overview

Jerry A. Jacobs is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the social sciences, with particular examinations in sociology and political science, gender studies, education, communication, and demography.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics within their fields of study. Key areas of research include work-family balance challenges, contemporary sociological theory and practice, gender, labor, and family dynamics, social and cultural dynamics, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, social capital and networks, and the impact of technology on adolescents.

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on gender, social inequalities, and family dynamics in contemporary society. The notable papers include:

  • Gender, Parenting, and The Rise of Remote Work During the Pandemic: Implications for Domestic Inequality in the United States (2021, Gender & Society)
  • International Representation in US Social-Science Journals (2020, The American Sociologist)
  • Emerging Ideas. Digital parenting advice: Online guidance regarding children's use of the Internet and social media (2022, Family Relations)
  • The Gender Mobility Paradox: Gender Segregation and Women's Mobility Across Gender-Type Boundaries, 1970-2018 (2021, Gender & Society)
  • Sociological Curiosity: Updating C. Wright Mills (2021, Contexts)

Jerry A. Jacobs has coauthored works with several researchers across different studies. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Elinore Avni
  • Allison Dunatchik
  • Kathleen Gerson
  • Jennifer Glass
  • Haley Stritzel

The scientist's research has appeared in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues feature:

  • Gender & Society
  • The American Sociologist
  • Family Relations
  • Contexts
  • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

Jerry A. Jacobs's body of work encompasses a range of social issues relating to family, gender, labor, and the intersections of technology with social behavior. Their publications address both empirical findings and theoretical insights within sociology and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • The Time Divide

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Kathleen Gerson

  • Gender Inequality and Higher Education

    Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Revolving Doors: Sex Segregation and Women s Careers

    Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Overworked Individuals or Overworked Families? Explaining Trends in Work, Leisure, and Family Time

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Kathleen Gerson

  • Interdisciplinarity: A Critical Assessment

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Scott Frickel

  • Overworked Faculty: Job Stresses and Family Demands

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Sarah E. Winslow

  • Women's Entry into Management: Trends in Earnings, Authority, and Values among Salaried Managers

    Jerry A. Jacobs

  • In Defense of Disciplines: Interdisciplinarity and Specialization in the Research University

    Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Long-Term Trends in Occupational Segregation by Sex'

    Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Gender, the Welfare State, and public employment : A comparative study of seven industrialized countries

    Janet C. Gornick;Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Gender and Academic Specialties: Trends among Recipients of College Degrees in the 1980s.

    Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Who Are the Overworked Americans

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Kathleen Gerson

  • Effects of multiple roles on women's health--evidence from a national longitudinal study.

    Ingrid Waldron;Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Anatomy of an Enduring Gender Gap: The Evolution of Women’s Participation in Computer Science

    Linda J. Sax;Kathleen J. Lehman;Jerry A. Jacobs;M. Allison Kanny

  • Age and College Completion: A Life-History Analysis of Women Aged 15-44.

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Rosalind Berkowitz King

  • Compensating Differentials and the Male-Female Wage Gap: Evidence from the New York State Comparable Worth Study

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Ronnie J. Steinberg

  • Gender Differentials in Intermarriage Among Sixteen Race and Ethnic Groups

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Teresa G. Labov

  • The academic life course, time pressures and gender inequality

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Sarah E. Winslow

  • Gender, Parenting, and The Rise of Remote Work During the Pandemic: Implications for Domestic Inequality in the United States:

    Allison Dunatchik;Kathleen Gerson;Jennifer Glass;Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Presidential Address: The Faculty Time Divide

    Jerry A. Jacobs

  • Changing Times: Work and Leisure in Postindustrial Society

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Jonathan Gershuny

  • The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality (The Family and Public Policy)

    Jerry A. Jacobs;Kathleen Gerson

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet C. Gornick
Janet C. Gornick City University of New York
Brian Powell
Brian Powell Indiana University
Linda J. Sax
Linda J. Sax University of California, Los Angeles
Jennifer Glass
Jennifer Glass The University of Texas at Austin
Ingrid Waldron
Ingrid Waldron McMaster University
James N. Baron
James N. Baron Yale University
Howard S. Becker
Howard S. Becker University of Washington
Terence P. Thornberry
Terence P. Thornberry University of Maryland, College Park
Nicholas A. Christakis
Nicholas A. Christakis Yale University
Donald W. Light
Donald W. Light Rowan University

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