College Student Stereotypes of Female Behavior: Maternal Professional Women and Assertive Housewives.

England, Eileen M.

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ERIC Number: EJ383327

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Publication Date: 1988

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College Student Stereotypes of Female Behavior: Maternal Professional Women and Assertive Housewives.

England, Eileen M.

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v19 n5-6 p365-85 Sep 1988

Investigates undergraduate students' stereotypic expectations about female behavior related to role characteristics. Findings indicate that all females are expected to be maternal and assertive, but other characteristics vary. Results were inconclusive about which aspects of the stereotypes were normative. (FMW)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Assertiveness, Behavior Standards, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Psychological Characteristics, Rating Scales, Role Perception, Sex, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Undergraduate Students

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