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Pleck, Joseph H.; And Others – Journal of Social Issues, 1993
Examines impact of masculine ideology on adolescents' heterosexuality relationships, using national survey data for 1,069 adolescent males. Authors demonstrate how acceptance of "traditional male role attitudes" is related to a less intimate relationship with a partner when sex first occurs, an adversarial view of close relationships with women,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavioral Science Research, Condoms, Contraception
Letts, William J., IV – 1997
The starting point of this study is a post-structural feminist position that asks questions in order to examine the social conditions of a group from the participants' perspective and experience. The five participants in this study were working in a traditionally feminized field (teaching), but their subject matter (science) has been traditionally…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Feminist Criticism, Males, Masculinity
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Hellwege, Dennis R.; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1988
Investigates the relationship between sexual orientation and perceptions of self, ideal male, and ideal female using the Androgyny scale of the Bem Sex Role Inventory with 144 college students. Findings include the fact that homosexuals were less likely than heterosexuals to stereotype their perceptions. (FMW)
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Femininity, Homosexuality
Marsh, Herbert W.; Byrne, Barbara M. – 1990
Masculinity (M) and femininity (F) were related to multiple dimensions of self-concept (SC) for responses to the: Bem Sex Role Inventory and the Self Description Questionnaire III (SDQ-III) by 898 Canadian university students (61% female) in Study 1, and Australian Sex-Role Scale and the SDQ-II by 1,858 Australian high school students (49% female)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Androgyny, College Students, Femininity
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Absi-Semaan, Nada; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1993
A study investigated developmental differences in children's self-perceptions of masculinity and femininity among 251 girls and 266 boys from grades 2 through 7. Meaningful developmental changes occur during the middle childhood period. Single summary scores ignore variations in gender-typed subtrait and raise study methodology questions. (JB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Elementary School Students
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Orr, Emda; Ben-Eliahu, Edna – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1993
Findings from 2 studies with 179 male and 158 female Israeli early adolescents and 97 male and 183 female Israeli university students show that male self-esteem is predicted significantly by masculine self-image (SI), female self-esteem is predicted by nonstereotyped SI, and feminine SI significantly predicts the self-esteem of neither gender.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, College Students, Females
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Pye, David; Haywood, Chris; Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 1996
Highlights the impact of recent state and employment changes upon the young British working class in vocational training. Argues that the displacement of work by vocational training is creating new and contradictory formations of masculine identities. Focuses on a group of low-achieving, white, working-class males' responses to this new context.…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Education Work Relationship, Educational Sociology, Foreign Countries
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Long, Wesley C.; Farr, Courtney Ann – Urban Education, 1991
Six Black men in their midtwenties, all from inner-city school, expressed their feelings about what it means to be a Black man and their views of family. Participants had taken varying steps toward overcoming negative self-images but still had many obstacles to overcome. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Case Studies, Economically Disadvantaged
Owens, Toni – 2000
The barriers to male participation in education and training initiatives in Ireland were examined in a qualitative study. The data collection methods were as follows: (1) semi-structured focus groups with a total of 41 men participating in training initiatives at five sites across Ireland; (2) in-depth interviews with 20 of the men; (3) a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Case Studies
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