Does Occupational Stereotyping Still Exist?

We surveyed 113 college students regarding their views of certain occupational stereotypes. Our results indicated that in this population gender was related to the subjects' views of occupations as either male, female, or neutral, and that the father's primary occupation significantly affe...

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Published in:	The journal of psychology 1994-09, Vol.128 (5), p.589-598
Main Authors:	Pierre, Rita St, Herendeen, Nina M., Moore, Diann S., Nagle, Anna M.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	College students Editorials Employment Female Gender differences Gender differentiation Humans Hypotheses Job satisfaction Male Occupational Roles Occupations Parents Public officials Questionnaires Researchers Rhode Island Sex discrimination Sex Factors Sex Roles Sex Stereotypes Sexes Social psychology Social roles Social stereotypes Stereotypes Stereotyping Students Wages & salaries Women Womens Roles
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Summary:	We surveyed 113 college students regarding their views of certain occupational stereotypes. Our results indicated that in this population gender was related to the subjects' views of occupations as either male, female, or neutral, and that the father's primary occupation significantly affected the subjects' views of only one occupation-clinical sociologist. The mother's occupation seemed to have no effect.
ISSN:	0022-3980 1940-1019