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Segal-Engelchin, Dorit – Journal of Family Social Work, 2008
The phenomenon of nonmarital motherhood among upper-middle-class, educated women has increased dramatically over the last few decades in most industrialized countries. The purpose of the current research is to examine how women who elect nonmarital motherhood compare with women who elect other family configurations with respect to their…
Descriptors: Mothers, Females, Intimacy, Personality
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Hoffman, Donnie M.; Fidell, Linda S. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1979
A random sample of 369 middle-class California women were divided into feminine, androgynous, masculine, and undifferentiated categories based on Bem Sex Role Inventory scores. Significant demographic time utilization, personality, and attitudinal differences were found to be consistent with sex typing. Differences in health were not found.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Androgyny, Educational Background