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In recent years, researchers have examined changes in attitudes
toward the role of women, both among adults (Mason et al.,
I 976; Erskine, 1971; Ferree, 1974) and among college students
(Parelius, 1975) and adolescents (Bush et al., 1977). Some have
compared the attitudes of men and women (Osmond and
Martin, 1975; Steinmann and Fox, 1970); others have examined
the relationship of attitudes to demographic variables
such as employment status, educational attainment (Mason
and Bumpass, 1975) and academic field of study (Bayer, 1975).
Yet, attitudes toward women's roles begin to develop long
before people enter the world of work. They are influenced by the expectations of parents, by a young person's relationship
with his or her parents, as well as by experiences outside the
parental family. This article explores the impact of these
variables on attitudes toward the role of women. |
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