The project described by this article attempted to determine whether there was greater sexual stereotyping in interest inventories when individuals were answering occupational titles or occupational activity items. Students (N=87) were asked to respond to the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) which has both types of items. Results are…

Of a "universe" of 475 supervisory activities of secondary school department chairmen, 50 were randomly selected and incorporated into a Problem List Questionnaire. Respondents were asked to rate the amount of difficulty perceived in each activity. Sharp differences between the sexes were noted. (Author)

Assesses the locus of control orientation within an alcoholic population and relates this orientation to the degree of cognitive dysfunction. Results suggest that female alcoholics, specifically those who need inpatient treatment, may be a relatively more disturbed group compared to alcoholic male inpatients. (Author/PC)

In a test of the hypothesis that the acknowledged discrepancy between girls' and boys' general occupational preference patterns is observable also in their preference patterns within a limited, relatively homogeneous occupational field, 224 suburban eleventh-grade girls and boys ranked their preferences for 10 occupations. Results supported the…

Asserting that little is known about women's leadership development and style, this paper suggests reasons for this lack of knowledge and presents a literature search on the topic of women and leadership. When Vermont elected a woman as governor (Kunin, 1984), she appointed a large number of women to positions of power and influence within the…

The controversy over the use of standardized tests with minority-group children has generally ignored the issue of examiner race and sex factors on test performance. This study investigated the effects of the race and sex of a test examiner and the anxiety level of the subjects and their achievement test performance. Examiners (E) of different…

The growing awareness that women have their own identities and rights has led to sweeping legal actions to reduce discrimination and, more importantly, to a different social attitude toward women. This study is directed toward the examination of the effects of this changing attitude toward women among a group of college students in eastern North…

This study attempts to answer the following question: Do males and females differ in their reporting behavior to interviewers of contrasting status backgrounds, specifically psychiatric physicians and lay interviewers? Subjects were 200 adults. A 263-item instrument was utilized to measure functional psychological disorder. Interviews took place…

This study investigates the power of the sex-role social norm in determining dominance: is dominance determined by personality "type" (from Myers-Briggs) or by the sex-role expectation? Thinking (T) and feeling (F) types were paired, including all possible combinations of sex and T-F. Thirty-two dyads, 16 opposite sex and 16 same sex,…

Several aspects of gender concept development were investigated in 60 children of mixed socioeconomic background ranging in age from three to six years. Tasks were designed to assess gender constancy, knowledge of sex-stereotypes, differential memory and preference for sex-typed material, and gender categorization. Cognitive maturity was assessed…

This paper summarizes ethnic and other subcultural differences in drinking behavior and drinking problems, with primary emphasis upon the series of U.S. national surveys conducted by the author's Social Research Group during the last 15 years. The author discusses comparative findings from surveys conducted by others in several European countries,…

A linear recursive path model was developed and evaluated using a combined male and female sample, and separate male and female samples in an attempt to identify causal relationships of in-school student characteristics to satisfaction in post high school employment. (Author)

This is the fourth in a series of studies underway at Ohio State University exploring the importance of race, sex, and ethnic origin in the expression of counselor preference. This study emphasizes the importance of these variables for elementary school students and their parents. (Author)

Children from a traditional school and two open schools were compared, using the Pictorial Self-Concept scale and the Attitudes Toward School scale. Attitude toward school was higher for females and decreased from kindergarten to Grade 2. Self concept increased from kindergarten to Grade 2, with no significant sex differences. (Author)

Several Predictors of occupational choice derived from a theory of careers were examined. Hypotheses that a person's competencies, activities, self-estimates, interests, and vocational choices can be organized to understand and predict subsequent choice were tested. Findings support both the theory and the validity of the Self-Directed Search.…