Abstract
This article analyzes change in the occupational aspirations of young people in the United States between the late 1960s and the late 1970s. During this period, the change in occupational aspirations was gender related, occuring primarily among women. Because this change preceded significant change in the distribution of women in the occupational structure, the authors argue that it was primarily a manifestation of cultural change resulting from the resurgence of the women's movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Gender-related change in occupational aspirations occurred broadly across social classes and racial groups, although it was greater among those whose parents were highly educated. As a result, the effect of parental socioeconomic status on the earning potential and sex type of occupational aspirations increased for women during the period studied
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