Professor Jacqueline Scott trained at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she received her PhD in 1987. She has held a variety of survey related positions before joining the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (now HSPS) in 1994. Jackie was the Director of the Detroit Area Study, from 1989-1990; and Director of the ESRC Centre on Micro-Social Change, at the University of Essex from 1990-1994, where she was responsible for the initial design and implementation of the British Household Panel Study (now Understanding Society). Jackie was a Guest Professor, Zentrum für Umfragen, Methoden und Analysen (ZUMA). Mannheim, Germany (1993, 2005).
From 2004-2010 she was the Director of the ESRC Research Priority Network on Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction. This was the largest research multi-disciplinary network of its kind in the UK. Jackie co-ordinated projects across eight British universities that investigated different aspects of the way women and men’s roles and lifestyles have changed. The common goal of the Network was to understand why gender inequalities remains one of the most pressing social issues of our time and to identify ways that greater equality may be achieved.
Jackie currently chairs the scientific advisory board of the European Social Survey and she continues her interest in survey methodology and the substantive contribution surveys can made to understanding inequalities both across nation and time.
Research Interests
Jackie's research interests focus particularly on gender inequalities and changing gender roles; changing family and household structures; inter-generational relations; generational shifts in attitudes and behaviours and life course processes. She also studies survey methodology, with a particular interest in longitudinal and cross-national survey design and how surveys can be used to explore the reproduction of inequalities across gender and generations. Current research projects include one on the relationship between education and (in)fertility , and another on residential mobility and family change.
Teaching
Courses:
SOC5: Statistics and Methods
SOC12: Social Problems in Modern Britain
MPhil in Sociology: Elements of Social Inquiry
Graduate supervision availability and interests:
Jackie is available to supervise a range of MPhil and PhD Students and welcomes inquiries from graduate students and post docs interested in working in her areas of expertise. Recent PhD students have undertaken research on a wide range of topics including: Changing attitudes towards marriage in Taiwan; Ethnic intermarriage and family orientation; Changing fertility patterns in the UK and Belgium; Family change in Chile; Wellbeing for women in mid-life; Children’s experiences of bullying.
Students have received funding from sources such as the ESRC and the Gates Foundation. She has also mentored several post docs who have received funding from sources including the ESRC; Leverhulme; Newton Trust; British Academy and EU Marie Curie.
Current Doctoral students:
Julieta Palma
Publications
Books
Treas, J, Scott J and Richards, M. (eds) 2014. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families. 2nd Edition (completely revised) Wiley Blackwell.
Scott, J., Dex, S. and Plagnol, A. 2012. Gendered Lives: Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
Scott, J., Crompton, R. and Lyonette, C. 2010. Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century: New Barriers and Continuing Constraints. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
Scott, J., Dex, S. and Joshi, H. 2008. Women and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham
Journal articles
Gaunt, R and J Scott, 2016 Gender Differences in Identities and their SocioStructural Correlates: How Gendered Lives Shape Parental and Work Identities, Journal of Family Issues.
Coulter, R. And J Scott 2015 What motivates residential mobility? Re-examining self reported reasons for desiring and making residential move. Population, Space and Place, Volume 21, Issue 4: 354–371
Gaunt, R. And Scott, J. 2014 Parents' Involvement in Child Care: Do Paternal and Maternal Identities Matter? Psychology of Women Quarterly, December 2014; vol. 38, 4: pp. 475-489
Hu Yang, and Scott, J. Gender Role Attitude Change in China, Journal of Family Issues, 2014 , doi: 10.1177/0192513X14528710
Schober, P. and Scott, J. 2012. Maternal employment and gender role attitudes: Dissonance among British men and women in the transition to parenthood Work, Employment and Society 26(3), pp. 514-530.
Collishaw, S., Gardner, F., Maughan, B., Scott, J. and Pickles, A. 2011. Do Historical Changes in Parent Child Relationships Explain Increases in Youth Conduct Problems? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 40(1), pp. 119-132.
Schepman, K., Collishaw, S., Gardner, F., Maughan, F., Scott, J. and Pickles, A. 2011. Do changes in parental mental health explain trends in youth emotional problems? Social Science & Medicine, 73(2), pp. 293-300.
Plagnol, A.C. and Scott, J. 2011. What matters more for well-being: Individual perceptions of quality of life before and after important life events. Applied Research in Quality of Life 6(2), pp. 115-137.
Scott, J. 2010. Quantitative methods and gender inequalities. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 13(3), pp. 223-236.
Plagnol, A.C., Scott, J. and Schober, P. 2010. Gender equality in paid and unpaid work: Priorities for UK policy intervention. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 29(7), pp. 711-715.
Braun, M. and Scott, J. 2009. Gender-role egalitarianism: Is the trend reversal real? International Journal of Public Opinion Research 21(3), pp. 362-367.
Nolan, J. and Scott, J. 2009. Experiences of age and gender: Narratives of progress and decline. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development 69(2), pp. 133-158.
Scott, J., Nolan, J. and Plagnol, A.C. 2009. Panel data and open-ended questions: Understanding perceptions of quality of life. Twenty-First Century Society 4(2), pp. 123-135.
Scott, J. and Nolan, J. 2007. New technology and gendered divisions of labour: Problems and prospects for equality in the public and private spheres. Equal Opportunities International 26(2), pp. 89-95.
Scott, J. 2006. Families and gender roles: How attitudes are changing. Arxius 15, pp.143-154.
Scott, J. 2004. Family, gender and educational attainment in Britain: A longitudinal study. Journal of Comparative Family Studies 35(4), pp. 565-589
Burt, K. and Scott, J. 2002. Parent and adolescent gender-role attitudes in 1990s Great Britain. Sex Roles 46(7/8), pp. 239-245.
Bergman, M. and Scott, J. 2001. Young adolescents' well-being and health-risk behaviours: Gender and socio-economic differences. Journal of Adolescence 24(2), pp. 183-197.
Scott, J. 2000. Is it a different world to when you were growing up? Generational effects on social representations and child-rearing values. British Journal of Sociology 51(2), pp. 355-376.
Scott, J. 1999. European attitudes to maternal employment International. Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 19(9/10/11), pp. 144-177.
Scott, J. 1998. Generational changes in attitudes to abortion: A cross-national comparison. European Sociological Review 14(2), pp. 177-190.
Scott, J. 1998. Changing attitudes to sexual morality: A cross-national comparison. Sociology 32(4), pp.815-845.
Scott, J. 1997. Changing households in Britain: Do families still matter? The Sociological Review 45(4), pp.591-620.
Scott, J., Alwin, D.F. and Braun, M. 1996. Generational changes in gender-role attitudes: Britain in a cross-national perspective. Sociology 30(3), pp. 471-492.
Scott, J. 1995. Using household panels to study micro-social change. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research 8(1), pp. 61-73.
Braun, M. Scott, J. and Alwin, D.F. 1994. Economic necessity or self-actualization? Attitudes towards women's labour force participation in East and West Germany. European Sociological Review 10(1), pp. 29-47.
Scott, J. and Zac, L. 1993. Collective memories in Britain and the United States. Public Opinion Quarterly 57(3), pp. 315-331.
Buck, N. and Scott, J. 1993. She's leaving home, but why? An analysis of young people leaving the parental home. Journal of Marriage and Family 55(4), pp. 863-874.
Alwin, D.F., Braun, M. and Scott, J. 1992. The separation of work and the family: Attitudes toward women's labour force participation in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. European Sociological Review 8(1), pp. 13-37.
Scott, J. 1989. Conflicting beliefs about abortion: Legal approval and moral doubts. Social Psychology Quarterly 52(4), pp. 319-326.
Schuman, H. and Scott, J. 1989. Response effects over time: Two experiments. Sociological Methods & Research 17(4), pp. 398-408.
Schuman, H. and Scott, J. 1989. Generations and collective memories. American Sociological Review 54(3), pp. 359-381.
Scott, J. and Alwin, D.F. 1989. Gender differences in parental strain: Parental role or gender role? Journal of Family Issues 10(4), pp. 482-503.
Scott, J. and Schuman, H. 1988. Attitude strength and social action in the abortion dispute. American Sociological Review 53(5), 785-793.
Schuman, H. and Scott, J. 1987. Problems in the use of survey questions to measure public opinion. Science 236(4804), p.957-959.
Book Chapters
Edward Elgar Bagnol, A.D., Demey, D. and Scott, J. Forthcoming. 'Gender, family and young people's aspirations for SET occupations: A longitudinal view from the British Household Panel Survey youth data'. In I. Schoon et al. (eds) Gender, Aspirations and Pathways to Adulthood. CUP: Cambridge.
A., Demey, D. and Scott, J. 2014 'Young people, gender, and science: Does an early interest lead to a job in SET? A longitudinal view from the BHPS youth data' , in I. Schoon and J. Eccles (eds.) Gender differences in aspirations and attainments – A life course perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Scott, J and Clery E, 2013 ‘Gender Roles and Incomplete Revolution. In Park, A. Bryson, C., Clery, E., Curtice, J. and Phillips, M. (eds.) British Social Attitudes: the 30th Report, London: NatCen Social Research, available online at: http:\\www.bsa-30.natcen.ac.uk
Gardner, F., Collishaw, S Maughan, B., Scott J, Schpman, K. and Hagell, A 2012 ‘Trends in Parenting: Can they help explain time trends in problem behaviour?’, In A. Hagell (ed) Changing Adolescence, Social Trends and Mental Health, Bristol: The Policy Press, p 75-92.
Scott, J. ‘Children’s Families: A Children’s Perspective’ In Treas, J., Scott, J. and Richards, M. (eds) Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Families. 2nd Edition, Oxford: Wiley Bagnoli,
Scott, J. and Plagnol A 2012 "Work-family conflict and wellbeing in Northern Europe", In J Scott, S. Dex and A. Plagnol eds Gendered Lives,
Scott, J. 2011. 'Quantitative methods and researching gender equality'. In C. Hughes and R. Cohen (eds) Feminism Counts: Quantitative Methods and Researching Gender. Routledge: Oxford. Chapter 4.
Scott, J., Plagnol, A.C. and Nolan, J. 2010. 'Perceptions of quality of life: Gender differences across the life course'. In J. Scott, R. Crompton and C. Lyonette (eds) Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century: New Barriers and Continuing Constraints. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 193-212.
Scott, J., Crompton, R. and Lyonette, C. 2010. 'What's new about gender inequalities in the 21st century?' In J. Scott, R. Crompton and C. Lyonette (eds) Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century: New Barriers and Continuing Constraints. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-18.
Braun, M. and Scott, J. 2009. 'Changing public views of gender roles in seven nations: 1988-2002'. In M. Haller, R. Jowell and T. Smith (eds) Charting the Globe: The International Social Survey Programme 1984-2009. Routledge: Oxford, pp. 358-377.
Scott, J. and Dex, S. 2009. 'Paid and unpaid work: Can policy improve gender inequalities?'. In J. Miles and R. Probert (eds) Sharing Lives, Dividing Assets: An Interdisciplinary Study. Hart: Oxford, pp. 41-59.
Scott, J. 2008. 'Children as respondents: The challenge for quantitative methods'. In P. Christensen and A. James (eds) Research With Children: Perspectives and Practice (2nd Edition). Routledge: Oxford, pp. 87-108.
Scott, J. 2008. 'Changing gender roles'. In J. Scott, S. Dex and H. Joshi (eds) Women and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 156-176.
Scott, J., Dex, S., Joshi, H., Purcell, K. and Elias, P. 2008. 'Introduction: Changing lives and new challenges'. In J. Scott, S. Dex and H. Joshi (eds) Women and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-18.
O'Brien, C. and Scott, J. 2007. 'The role of the family'. In J. Coleman and A. Hagell (eds) Adolescents, Risk and Reslience: Against the Odds. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, pp. 17-40.
Scott, J. 2007. 'Family and gender roles: How attitudes are changing'. In K. Padmaja (ed) Women: Role Transformation. The Icafair University Press: Punjagutta, pp. 61-74.
Nolan, J. and Scott, J. 2006. 'Gender and kinship networks in contemporary Britain'. In B. Lindlay, M. Richards, F. Ebetehaj, and M. Lamb (eds) Kinship, Relationships and Law in a Changing Society. Hart: London, pp. 175-194.
Scott, J. and Braun, M. 2006. 'Individualisation of family values?' In P. Ester, M. Braunand P. Mohler (eds) Globalization, Value Change, and Generations: A Cross-National and Intergenerational Perspective. Brill: Leiden, pp. 61-87.
Scott, J. and Xie, Y. 2005. 'Editors introduction: Overview and major issues'. In Scott, J. and Xie, Y. (eds) Quantitative Social Science: Volume 1. SAGE: London, pp. xviixxi.
Scott, J. 2004. 'Children's families'. In J. Scott, J. Treas and M. Richards (eds) Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families. Blackwell Publishing: Oxford, pp. 109-141.
Scott, J., Treas, J. and Richards, M. 2004. 'Introduction'. In J. Scott, J. Treas and M. Richards (eds) Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families. Blackwell Publishing: Oxford, pp. 15-25.
Scott, J. 1999. 'Family change: Revolution or backlash in attitudes?' In S. McRae (ed) Changing Britain: Families and Households in the 1990s. OUP: Oxford, pp. 68-99.
Scott, J. 1999. 'Changing gender-roles'. In G. Dench (ed) Rewriting the Sexual Contract. Transaction Publishers: New Jersey, pp. 126-140.
Braun, M. and Scott, J. 1998. 'Multidimensional scaling and equivalence' in J. Harkness (ed) Cross-Cultural Survey Equivalence. Zuma Nachrichten Spezial.
Scott, J. and Alwin, D.F. 1998. 'Retrospective vs prospective reports in family and household biographies'. In G. Elder and J. Giele (eds) Methods of Life Course Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. SAGE: London, pp. 98-127.
Scott, J., Braun, M. and Alwin, D.F. 1998. 'Partner, parent and worker: Family and gender-roles'. In J. Curtice et al. (eds) British Social Attitudes European Report. Ashgate: Aldershot, pp. 19-37.
Scott, J. 1997. 'Children as respondents: Methods for improving data quality'. In L. Lyberg, P. Biemer, M. Collins, B. DeLeeuwg, C. Dippo, N. Schwarz and D. Trewin. Survey measurement and process quality. New York: John Wiley, pp. 331-350.
Alwin, D.F. and Scott, J. 1996. 'Attitude change- Its measurement and interpretation using longitudinal surveys'. In B. Taylor and K. Thomson (eds) A Decade of Change in Social Values. Aldershot: Dartmouth, pp. 75-106.
Scott, J., Brynin, M. and Smith, R. 1995. 'Children as respondents: The British Household Panel Survey'. In J.J. Hox, B.F. van der Meulen, J.M.A.M Janssens, L.T. Tavecchio and J.J.F. ter Laak (eds) Advances in Family Research. Thela Thesis Publishers: Amsterdam, pp. 259-266.
Braun, M., Alwin, D.F. and Scott, J. 1994. 'Wandel in den Einstellungen zur Rolle der Frau in Deutschland und der vereinigten Staaten' (Sex-role attitude change in Germany and the United States). In M. Braun and P. Mohler (eds) Blickpunkt Gesellschaft 3. Westdeutscher Verlag: Opladen, pp. 41-70.
Buck, N. and Scott, J. 1994. 'Household and family change'. In N. Buck, J. Gershuny, D. Rose and J. Scott (eds) Changing Households: The British Household Panel Survey 1990-1992. ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change: Colchester, pp. 61-82.
Gershuny, J., Rose, D., Scott, J. and Buck, N. 1994. 'Introducing household panels'. In N. Buck, J. Gershuny, D. Rose and J. Scott (eds) Changing Households: The British Household Panel Survey 1990-1992. ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change: Colchester, pp. 10-26.
Scott, J. and Perren, K. 1994. 'The family album: Reflections on personal and family life'. In N. Buck, J. Gershuny, D. Rose and J. Scott (eds) Changing Households: The British Household Panel Survey 1990-1992. ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change: Colchester, pp.263-290.
Alwin, D.F., Braun, M. Harkness, J. and Scott, J. 1994. 'Measurement in multi-national surveys'. In I. Borg and P. Mohler (eds) Trends and Perspectives in Empirical Social Research. De Gruyter: New York, pp. 26-39.
Scott, J., Braun, M. and Alwin, D.F. 1993. 'The family way'. In R. Jowell et al. (eds) British Social Attitudes: Tenth Report. Aldershot: Dartmouth, pp. 23-48.
Scott, J. and Duncombe, J. 1991. 'Gender-role attitudes in Britain and the USA'. In S. Arber and N. Gilbert (eds) Women and Working Lives: Divisions and Changes. Macmillan: London, pp. 51-72.
Scott, J. 1990. 'Women and the family'. in R. Jowell et al. (eds) British Social Attitudes: Seventh Report. Gower: London, pp. 51-72.
Key Publications - Books
Treas, J, Scott J and Richards, M. (eds) 2014. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families. 2nd Edition (completely revised) Wiley Blackwell.
Scott, J., Dex, S. and Plagnol, A. 2012. Gendered Lives: Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
Scott, J., Crompton, R. and Lyonette, C. 2010. Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century: New Barriers and Continuing Constraints. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
Scott, J., Dex, S. and Joshi, H. 2008. Women and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham
Key Publications - Book Chapters
Jacqueline Scott and Anke C. Plagnol (2012) Work-family conflict and well being in Northern Europe. Chapter 7 in Gendered Lives, Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction. Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Shirley Dex and Anke C. Plagnol
Key Publications - Journal Articles
Scott, J., 2010. ‘Quantitative methods and Gender Equality’, in special issue of International Journal of Social Research Methodology ‘ Feminism Counts’, Vol 13 (3): 223-236.
Scott, J. 2004 “Family, Gender and Educational Attainment in Britain: A Longitudinal Study” Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol 35:4, 565-89.
Scott, J. 1998 “Generational Changes in Attitudes to Abortion: A Cross-National Comparison”. European Sociological Review, vol 14,2:1-14.
Scott, J., D Alwin and M Braun. 1996 "Generations and Changing Sex-Role Attitudes: Britain in a Cross-National Perspective" Sociology, vol 30: 471-492.
Buck, N and J. Scott 1993 "She's Leaving Home, But Why? An Analysis of Young People Leaving the Parental Home" in Journal of Marriage and the Family, 55: 863-74.
Schuman, H. and J. Scott 1989 "Generations and Collective Memories." American Sociological Review, vol 54, 359 381
Grants and Projects
Scott, J. Gender Inequality Network (Genet) , ‘Gender Inequality in Production and Reproduction', 2004-2010, £3,269,323.
Scott, J. 'Practicing Gender equality in science' (Prages) - EU FP7 - £74,821
Scott, J. 'Gender aspirations of young people and SET careers' - Nuffield, 2010, £7,584
