Two different samples of college students were tested before and after college entrance for changes in attitudes toward authority. Differences were found between the sexes and between students living at home and on campus. (ST)

Experimentation with new sexual roles or the confusion about sexual roles among the young is a symptom of the general confusion caused by a sudden transition from one era to another. It is necessary until man works out ways of living successfully in this new age. (Author/CG)

This study in the area of majority-minority relations shows that negative attitudes toward homosexuals are associated with lack of support for equality between the sexes. (Author)

In this study, researchers surveyed 94 recent retirees. Results supported previous studies which categorized retirement into four modes of experience: (1) Transition to Old Age; (2) New Beginning; (3) Continuation; and (4) Imposed Disruption. Striking gender differences emerged among those surveyed, particularly the finding that, compared to men,…

Intervention sought to improve first-year college students' attitudes about rape. Used the Elaboration Likelihood Model to examine men's and women's attitude change process. Found numerous sex differences in ways men and women experienced and changed during and after intervention. Women's attitude showed more lasting change while men's was more…

Fifteen males and 15 females (ages 8.0 to 8.8) who had been identified as gifted were studied to compare their attitudes toward handicapped individuals as measured by the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP). Form O of the ATDP Scale was used and a one-way analysis of variance showed a significant difference between males and females,…

Two Australian studies of male and female achievement, attitudes toward computers, and computer use are reported and discussed. One study investigated differences between male and female parents, teachers, and students in 32 schools with extensive computer experience; the other is a survey of 1,000 schools throughout the country. (MSE)

The purpose of the study was to examine the distribution of attitude responses among college students on the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP) and to compare the responses of male students to females within each of three classes of responses on the preferred Student Characteristic Scale (PSCS): affective, affective-cognitive, and…

Using Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale and an Adoption Attitude Scale administered to 113 college students study supports hypothesis that among males dogmatism and intolerance toward areas relating to adoption would be positively correlated. Negative correlation for females suggests that emphasis on maternal role makes adoption attitudes exception to…

Interventions designed to change sex role stereotypes have usually used presentations on women's roles and have been effective with females only, producing no effects or reverse effects with males. Conducted three experiments using media presentations focusing on men. Findings from 12 male and 28 female adolescents revealed that 2 presentations…

This study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of one semester of study of one of the Blue, Green or Yellow Versions of Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) biology on the scientific attitude of tenth-grade public shchool biology students. Twelve biology teachers participated in the study by administering the Scientific…

Male and female subjects were shown one of two videotapes depicting a competent woman planning either to pursue her career or stay at home with her family, with or without also introducing her as a patient experiencing emotional difficulties in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design. Results indicated that female subjects perceived the stimulus person more…

A review of the causes, treatment, and methods of measuring attitudes toward arithmetic and mathematics. (MM)

Examines the attitudes of men and women toward former mental patients. Results indicate that women accord full and unreserved acceptance to recovered ex-mental patients, in sharp contrast to men, who strongly reject them. (Author)