The self-concepts, public selves, and perceptions of the female stereotype of a sample of college women are examined. Significant differences exist suggesting that the female stereotype is not internalized but rather acts as an external constraint in the behavior of such females. (Author/MLF)

Adolescent girls living in Guatemala today experience a variety of influences on their lives. These include transmitted cultural values blended from Mayan and Spanish traditions, current social and economic conditions such as inflation, political violence, and urban migration, and also more immediate and personal influences: their families,…

Changing social patterns suggest that women would do well to look beyond "Mr. Right" and prepare themselves for working careers, too. (Editor)

A study was conducted to determine how well the advertising industry portrays the changing work roles of women. Four advertising executives were interviewed to find out their feelings about the changes in women's work roles and what action they were taking to adapt advertising to these changes, while 11 women were interviewed with similar…

In recognition of the continuing importance of women's contributions to the Veterans Administration mission, and in response to a growing interest in the subject on the part of both men and women, this brief reading list has been designed as a general introduction to the concerns of women, their work and their place in society. The list was…

This report of the Second National (Canadian) Workshop on Community Development (CD) contains the abstracts of working papers on various CD topics and a summary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) study of CD in North America. The working papers covered a variety of concerns including: (1) role of…

Challenging Horner but following Berger and Luckmann, "female motive to avoid success" is interpreted as a normative response to social deviancy. Previous studies of this "motive" have analyzed male S's response to male success at activities typified for males but female S's response to female success at activities non-typified for females. This…

Examines whether bias and stereotypes filter into reporters' consciousness, affecting what they write about women, or whether reporters successfully avoid the influence of such bias. Claims that instances of sex-stereotyping were a result of chance rather than ingrained, institutional gender bias. (MM)

Conducted a three-generation study of women's attitudes toward gender-appropriate roles and filial responsibility. United States gender-role attitudes were more egalitarian than those of the Japanese. In both countries, all three generations agreed that care of the elderly is a family responsibility, but attitudes toward filial responsibility were…

Presents five teaching techniques designed to provide a feeling of acceptance for female students in the elementary classroom. (RB)

Sexual bias, whether displayed knowingly or not, affects counselor performance. Several studies have supported this fact. Counselors reflect such bias through in-counseling behaviors and through some of the materials they use. This article discusses the relevant research surrounding this problem and proposes a model of training to help counselors…

A woman's identity and fulfillment develop from her accommodation of sex role and competitive achievement role; counselors focusing on the interrelatedness of these roles can motivate girls to plan effectively. (Author)

The research findings are reviewed under headings that reflect aspects of the wife role as it is defined in the theoretical formulations. In addition, a large body of hitherto unexplained sex differences in marital satisfaction are examined. (Author)