Subjects read interviews in which either a 36-year-old or a 76-year-old widow talked about her life. They then rated their attitudes. Results show the perceivers viewed specific older persons as exceptions, while retaining negative stereotypes of the elderly in general. Theoretical expectations differed from results. (Author/BEF)

People perceive the disabled as quite different from the ablebodied in personality characteristics and attitudes. Present research examined whether these perceptions are affected by contact with the disabled. Results suggest that only when very extensive and intimate contact occurs are disabled seen as fairly similar to the ablebodied. (Author)

Examines the relationship of departures from the feminine stereotype for women and the masculine stereotype for men to the abridgment of civil liberties. Results show there was more conformity than departure from social sex-role stereotypes and there were proportionately more violations of the right of equality for those who departed. (Author)

The effect of stereotypes can be diluted by the presentation of additional facts about the target person. This dilution can be accomplished by the presentation of facts about the target person and by presenting no facts but simply inducing the subject to imagine or make guesses about the target person. A feature matching model is used to interpret…

Fiction in nine women's periodicals was surveyed. The authors concluded that stories in these magazines should attempt a more realistic picture of old age, to help the readers learn the actualities of coping with problems specific to old age. (Author)

There is little evidence to suggest that being gay causes problems in old age but there is considerable evidence to suggest that societal stigma may cause problems for aging gays. Presented at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society, Louisville, Oct., 1975. (Author)

A sex-role stereotype questionnaire was administered to 67 females who were either (a) consistent users of contraceptives, (b) inconsistent users, (c) nonusers, or (d) virgins. No differences were found between the four groups for the feminine items; however, significant differences were obtained for the masculine items. (Author)

The stereotype of women athletes in college is predominantly positive rather than negative. In one study, female athletes were seen to be strong, strong-willed, leaders, brave and healthy. In the second study, women were judged to be significantly more attractive when the interviewer was male, and males gave significantly higher ratings than…

Investigated existence of socially standardized perceptions (stereotypes) of individuals with different numbers of children. It was found that voluntarily childless individuals and parents of one child were viewed most negatively. Parents with eight children and involuntarily childless individuals were rated highly in terms of social desirability.…

This study explores how effective changes in information might be in altering sex stereotypes of occupations. College student subjects rated 20 occupations on 10 bipolar scales including appropriateness of the occupation for men versus women. ( Author)

This article is concerned with the relationship of assumption or knowledge of departure from the heterosexual orientation to the abridgment of civil liberties. Results indicated the most frequently violated civil liberties were equality and procedural due process and there was more assumption than knowledge of sexual orientation. (Author)

An exhaustive survey of children's first literature (juvenile picture books and easy readers) determined the extent of age stereotyping--ageism--in roles, behaviors, and descriptions of older characters. Some 656 children's books in active circulation were subjected to content analysis. The findings are placed in etiological perspective. (Author)

The CATE (Children's Attitudes Toward the Elderly) was administered to 180 children, 20 at each level from age three to age 11. Results suggest that children at all age levels have limited knowledge of and contact with older people. Children's concepts of age increase in accuracy with increases in age. (Author)

Questionnaire data from 100 white women in a Southern city were examined to learn whether women belonging to groups that focus on social change were less traditional than women who affiliate with groups whose stated purpose has a social orientation. Results are presented. (Author)

Although voluntarily childless couples perceive that their antinatalist sentiments result in a variety of negative sanctions, they remain relatively unperturbed by social pressure. This paradoxical situation is achieved and maintained through adherence to a variant world view which is essentially the obverse of the motherhood mystique. (Author)