The results suggest that nuns express feelings as women and as individuals, rather than the feelings which are commonly attributed to them. Nuns' perceptions are more associated with being a woman than with being a nun. (Author)

Discusses a study that provided comparative evidence of male and female responses using word pairs to describe perceptions of female roles expressed through dress. (JOW)

Describes the reproductive cycle (menarche, menstrual cycle, fertility and contraceptive use, and menopause) as experienced by two groups of contemporary Navajo women. Eighty Navajo women, 40 traditional and 40 acculturated, participated in the 1978 research project which focused on influences of menopause. (ERB)

The marital-role preferences of 300 female college students--100 each in Thailand, India, and the United States--were examined. (NQ)

Article evaluated sex role stereotypes in children's books and how they affect children's attitudes. (Author/RK)

Writers concerned with the topic of overpopulation have suggested that providing women with more challenging occupational careers will help to reduce the birth rate. Such a contention was not supported by this study of 53 families in which the mother is a practicing physician, attorney, or college professor. While 8 of the couples were childless,…

The article presents the outcomes of the women's conference, not only as a single event, but also as an analysis of the dynamics that were, and are, currently operating in the women's movement vis-a-vis Hispanic women in general, and Chicanas in particular. (NQ)

A more dynamic conceptualization of gender role is presented, focusing on social psychological ambivalence and developmental alienation. Current research findings are interpreted with regard to these concepts, and directions for future research are discussed. (Author/BL)

The objectives of this article are threefold: (a) to clarify what we think it means to be a girl growing up in our society; (b) to examine ways in which we may respond to girls more meaningfully; and (c) to explore what we consider are better messages for girls. (Authors)

A discussion of the unique role of the Mexican American woman. (DM)

This article identifies the most salient aspects of the psychological impact of feminism on educated women at this point in time. (Author)

An examination of 10 randomly selected introductory sociology texts revealed that five of the ten failed to index a reference to women. The analysis of the role of women in American society is an area which the introductory texts leave impressively unexplored. (Author)

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.…

Aim of this study is to provide a qualitative and descriptive picture of the self concept configurations of high, medium and low achievers. Charts. (Author)