Sex‐Role Stereotypes: A Current Appraisal<sup>1</sup>

Inge K. Broverman; Susan R. Vogel; Donald M. Broverman; Frank E. Clarkson; Paul S. Rosenkrantz

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1972.tb00018.x

Abstract

Consensus about the differing characteristics of men and women exists across groups differing in sex, age, marital status, and education. Masculine characteristics are positively valued more often than feminine characteristics. Positively‐valued masculine traits form a cluster entailing competence; positively‐valued feminine traits reflect warmth‐expressiveness. Sex‐role definitions are incorporated into the self‐concepts of both men and women; moreover, these sex‐role differences are considered desirable by college students and healthy by mental health professionals. Individual differences in sex related self‐concepts are related to sex‐role relevant behaviors such as achieved and ideal family size. Sex‐role perceptions also vary as a function of maternal employment.

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PsychologyCompetence (human resources)Developmental psychologyPerceptionSocial psychologyGender role

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Year: 1972
Type: article
Volume: 28
Issue: 2
Pages: 59-78
Citations: 1861
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                                    Inge K. Broverman, 
                                
                                    Susan R. Vogel, 
                                
                                    Donald M. Broverman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1972). 
                            Sex‐Role Stereotypes: A Current Appraisal<sup>1</sup>. 
                            Journal of Social Issues
                            , 28
                            (2)
                            , 59-78.
                            https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1972.tb00018.x
                        

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1972.tb00018.x