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A Temporary Solution to the Two-Body Problem: How Gender Norms Disadvantage Women in Commuting Couples
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Sallee, Margaret W. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2023
Based on interviews with 31 academics and 5 nonacademic partners, this article explores the experiences of academics in commuting couples, or those who live apart for work-related reasons. Using identity theory as a guide, this article explores how participants navigate their competing identities of academic and partner (and, for some, parent) to…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sex Role, College Faculty, Professional Identity
Concepts of Social Sex Roles Among Chilean Adolescents
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Williamson, R. C.; Seward, Georgene H. – Human Development, 1971
Reports the findings of a study of 210 Chilean male and female adolescents on a 12-pont semantic differential scale. Comparisons were made for 7 concepts related to sex roles. Significant differences occurred between the boys' and girls' rating of the traits of men and women, but the differences were no larger than for other national samples.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Fathers, Females
Reactions to an Incident Involving a Child in School: A Comparison of Japanese and American Mothers' and Teachers' Reactions.
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Kurachi, Akemi – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1984
Role functions and interpersonal perceptions of parents and preschool teachers in Japan and the United States were explored. Locus of responsibility and behavioral variables were defined. Multivariate analyses of variance showed a significant main effect for culture and strong interaction effects between culture and the derived dimensions.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship