Androgeny and Traditional versus Nontraditional Major Choice among College Freshmen.

Yanico, Barbara K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ181054

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Publication Date: 1978

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Androgeny and Traditional versus Nontraditional Major Choice among College Freshmen

Yanico, Barbara K.; And Others

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 12, 3, 261-8, June 78

Women in home economics and engineering and men in engineering (N=231) completed the Bem Sex-Role Inventory and rating scales of satisfaction with and certainty of college major and intended occupation. Women in engineering scored in a more androgynous direction than did either men in engineering or women in home economics. (Author)

Descriptors: Androgyny, Career Choice, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Research Projects, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Bem Sex Role Inventory

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