This study examined the sex role concepts of women (N=150). It was hypothesized that given the growing influence of the women's movement, women would not conceptualize healthy women and men in terms of sex role stereotypes. Results indicated that descriptions of women and men did not correspond to sex role stereotypes. (Author)

Examines the relationship between sex-role self-concepts and various life style plans in young women. (Author)

Examines the relationship between sex-typing and self-esteem in college women. Results support the major hypothesis that women who were not sex-typed would obtain higher self-esteem scores than sex-typed women. (Author)

This study uncovers a relationship between the way a married woman chooses to style her name and the extent to which she expresses interest in continuing education. The woman who chooses an independent name style is more likely to express interest in further training. (Author)

Parents of all children in a university home economics department preschool (N=18), a university day care center (N=40), and a Montessori Method preschool (N=36) were contacted to determine if they allowed their preschool children differing amounts of freedom to discuss body self-concepts according to sex of the child or type of preschool the…

Male (N=80) and female (N=80) subjects who were matched for age and GPA were presented with either a competently or incompetently worded version of a 750-word excerpt from a journal article. The article was attributed to either Joan or John Maxwell. Subjects rated each article on scales for: professional competence of the author; writing style;…

Subjects received falsified psychological test results that were discrepant with their own reports on self-referring attitudes. Both female and male subjects changed their self-reports more when the interpreter was of their own sex. (Author)

An assessment of the sex-role attitudes of 77 black college women and 40 white college women refuted the characterization of the black woman as matriarchal and the white woman as home centered and submissive. Black women were more likely to define their identity with respect to the roles of wife and mother. (Author)

The paper focuses on the relationship between changing societal norms and actual, emotional acceptance of them for oneself, with regard to changing norms toward women's roles as they relate to the areas of abortion and sexual behavior. Elective abortion still is regarded by many as a "deviant" activity. Such a view has sprung from an uncritical…

The purpose of this study was to examine the Personal Orientation Inventory measures of Black graduate students in terms of patterns of scoring on various scales such as inner direction, self-actualization, spontaneity, self-regard, and capacity for intimate contact. (Author)

Studies regarding status aspirations among Mexican-American youth have presumed that life goals are integrated and congruent. An alternative line of inquiry is suggested which questions these assumptions and specifies types of conflicts that may arise among occupational, educational, and familial orientations. (Author)

The primary focus of this paper is on understanding factors related to sex differences in mathematics achievement with particular attention to course-taking. The perception of the usefulness of mathematics for future educational and career plans and the support or lack of support from significant others appear to be the major factors associated…

The most important characteristics for females judging the attractiveness of males, and for males judging females, were eyes, body build and facial complexion. Previously, females tended to place less importance on physical components of attraction for both themselves and men. Possible interpretations are: (1) women have become more egalitarian…

This study explored sex differences in the Future Temporal Perspectives (FTP) of children. The influences of age, social class and intelligence were also investigated, or FTP was generally believed to be affected by them. Subjects were 96 boys and 96 girls, selected from 26 schools in Nova Scotia, from three age groups: 9.6-11.0, 12.0-13.6, and…

Recent studies on racial self-esteem show a reversal in the tendency for black children to have negative self-concepts. This research explored the causal explanations for such a reversal by investigating the process by which social status, parental attitudes, and socialization practices influence the development of black children's racial…