This article examines some persistent paradoxes in the definition of the male role, and proposes a distinction between traditional and modern male roles. Four current perspectives on the problem of the male role are distinguished. (Author/AM)

This article presents a description of a course on sex-roles given jointly by the Counseling Center and the Psychology Department at Southern Illinois University. The primary objective is to provide an atmosphere in which each student can examine his/her current conceptions of male and female. (Author)

This article explores some of the major influences affecting the development of female sex-role identity and the psychological and social consequences of this deveopment during childhood and adolescence. (Author/EB)

A conceptual model is presented to examine the hypothesis that androgyny is advantageous to the psychological well-being of both females and males in American society. A format for the multi-dimensional assessment of both sex-role components and indices of well-being is proposed, and possibilities for exploring the interface between these sets of…

Options was a two-year research and curriculum design project conducted at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) under a grant for the Women's Educational Equity Act Program Staff. The project completed the following: assessment of career-related perceptions and self-defined needs of rural young people in five different rural regions (Northern New…

Project DELTA (Design for Equity: Leadership, Training, Attitudes) at Wichita State University was funded by the Women's Educational Equity Act to develop an exportable model for enhancing the entry of women into, and the advancement of women within, leadership and decision-making roles in higher education. The project employed a capacity-building…