Measuring Sex Stereotypes: A Multination Study (Cross Cultural Research and Methodology) - Brossura

Williams, John E.; Best, Deborah L.

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ISBN 10: 0803938144 ISBN 13: 9780803938144

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1990

Riassunto

John E. Williams and Deborah L. Best have done the field a considerable service by systematically collecting and carefully analyzing a very large set of cross-cultural data concerning sex-trait stereotypes. --Jacob O. Sines, review in Archives of Sexual Behavior Measuring Sex Stereotypes provides a unique exploration of contemporary sex stereotypes--and the degree to which they prevail in different cultures. The authors surpass all previous studies in three important areas: their data covers 30 nations; they test both children and adults; and they examine their findings from three theoretical perspectives, namely effective meanings, ego states, and psychological needs. After uncovering and describing a surprising array of pancultural sex stereotypes, the authors analyze their practical implications. New to this edition are summaries of additional studies--all conducted since the publication of the first edition--which employ the authors′ sex stereotype assessment methods. In addition, new adult sex stereotype data for Singapore and Portugal have been added, along with comparison variable data for these two countries. The culture-specific definitions of masculinity and femininity originally reported in the first edition of this book have now been used as the basis for its companion volume, Sex and Psyche. Both the new companion volume and the revised edition of this book are so closely related that readers with a serious interest in one will also wish to read the second. Professionals and students in gender studies, psychology, cross-cultural studies, family studies, and sociology will find these impressive volumes indispensable.

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Contenuti

Preface to Revised Edition
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Sex Stereotypes and Cross-Cultural Research
PART TWO: THE ADULT STUDIES: METHODS AND FINDINGS
Description and Critique of Methods
Item-Level Analyses
Affective Meaning Analyses
Ego-State Analyses
Psychological Needs Analyses
PART THREE: THE CHILDREN'S STUDIES: METHODS AND FINDINGS
Studies in the United States
Cross-Cultural Similarities
Cross-Cultural Differences
PART FOUR: SUMMARIES AND INTERPRETATIONS
Pancultural Similarities
Differences Across Cultures
PART FIVE: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEX-TRAIT STEREOTYPES
Sex Stereotypes in Perceptions of Self and Others
Sex Stereotypes in Education, Occupation, and Mental Health
Retrospect and Prospect
A Broader View
PART SIX: ADDENDUM
Findings in Additional Countries and Replications

Product Description

This volume provides an explanation of contemporary sex stereotypes and the degree to which they prevail in different cultures. The authors provide data that covers 30 countries, testing both children and adults. They examine their findings from three theoretical perspectives: affective meanings, ego studies and psychological needs. Finally, they examine the practical implications of cultural sex stereotypes. The revised edition includes the findings of additional studies employing the authors' sex stereotypes assessment methods which have been conducted since the publication of the original edition in 1982. In addition, new adult sex stereotypes data from Singapore and Portugal have been added to Appendix A, and comparison variable data for these two countries have been added to Appendix D.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803938144
• ISBN 13: 9780803938144
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Germania