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Peer reviewedTyndall, Jeffry H.; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1978
Supports the hypothesis that male leaders will receive higher ratings of alpha behavior than female leaders in mixed-sex groups, regardless of the females' ratings in same-sex groups. Points to linear male leadership patterns, while female patterns vary depending on the composition of the group. (RL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Leadership
Peer reviewedLutes-Dunckley, Candida J. – Journal of Psychology, 1978
Out of 300 preschoolers, the children hearing a story in which traditional sex roles were reversed made more nontraditional choices among 15 pairs of traditional male/female activities than the children in either the traditional story or the no-story conditions. Differences between groups were greatest when members of the opposite sex conducted…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedErdwins, Carol J.; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1980
The results suggest that mature women students may be more flexible in the sex-role identities and less tied to a nurturant, interpersonally oriented role but that they are not necessarily more ambitious, confident, or achievement-oriented than homemakers. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Students, Females, Homemakers
