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Peer reviewedReisine, Susan T.; Fifield, Judith – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1988
Discusses political, theoretical, and methodological issues in defining and measuring paid and unpaid work disability. Presents results of study analyzing disability in paid work and unpaid family work among 206 women with rheumatoid arthritis, demonstrating feasibility of measuring disability in family work and showing that women experience…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Employed Women, Homemakers
Peer reviewedWelch, Renate L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1979
Three groups of women--wives with no outside employment, wives employed in non-professional occupations, and wives employed in professional occupations--were administered the Derived Identity Questionnaire and the Bem Sex Role Inventory. The two working groups revealed less "derived identity" than did the non-employed group. (Author)
Descriptors: Androgyny, Employed Women, Females, Homemakers
Peer reviewedBeckman, Linda J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1979
Interviews regarding sex-role attitudes, sex-role behaviors, fertility, and fertility preferences were conducted with currently married women. Traditionalism of attitudes had a positive effect while relative performance of feminine tasks had a negative effect on total number of children wanted. (Author)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure
Peer reviewedMetzler-Brennan, Elizabeth; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1985
Explored the relationships among childhood activities, masculine and feminine characteristics, and career choices among career women and homemakers. Results indicated that childhood participation in sex-typed activities is associated with the adult personality characteristics of masculinity and femininity and adult role choices. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Childhood Interests, Employed Women
Peer reviewedRosenwasser, Shirley M.; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1985
Two studies were performed investigating college students' attitudes toward male and female housespouse whose primary duties were childcare and major household tasks and whose economic contributions were earnings from writing. Housespouse's sex and pursuit of outside activities as well as subject's parental background were related to students'…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Background, Employed Parents, Employment
Peer reviewedThornton, Arland; Camburn, Donald – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1979
The 1970 National Fertility Study was used to investigate relationships between sex role attitudes and the childbearing and labor force participation of women. It was found that the most crucial aspect of working and fertility was the extent to which the woman identified the female role as that of housewife and homemaker. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Birth Rate, Employed Women, Family (Sociological Unit)
