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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Gender Role Stereotypes"”.
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Internalized Gender Role Stereotypes Within Young Women and The Presentation of Somatic Symptomatology of Major Depressive Disorder
… and thus do not agree with traditional stereotypes of women. Measures of agreement with negative stereotypes of members of their own group have been found in several groups to be positively related to depression. This may apply among women to pure depression. Thus, women who exhibit pure …
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Determining the impact of flexible work hours on women employed in a higher education institution
… of their families. Cultural expectations and gender role stereotypes around a woman's role in the family, pose challenges to career growth and retention. The social perception still occurs that women ought to be main caregivers of family members and households, and are more likely than men to …
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Gender Representation and Occupational Portrayals in Primetime Television
<p>This study examined gender representation and occupational portrayals on primetime television, in order to determine if gender-role stereotypes are still present throughout programming, and what progress, if any, has been made in comparison to previous studies. A content analysis was done on …
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Mental Health Therapists' Perceptions of the Relationship between Client Gender and Personal Characteristics which Contribute to Successful Therapeutic Experiences
… were examined to determine whether traditional gender role stereotyping was operative in the therapists’ perceptions of clients. The client’s sex and the therapist’s sex, age, and years of experience in the field were investigated to determine whether these variables affected the therapists’ …
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A Feminist-Psychoanalysis of Measure For Measure's Isabella and Hamlet's Title Character: Their Nontraditional Travels Between Stoicism and Skepticism
… argues against cultural expectations of gender role stereotypes and celebrates two Shakespearean characters who bravely crash those barriers of convention. Societal pressure proves too much for them, however, and the consequences for both are devastating. Yet their impact as innovative …
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There's No Place Like Home? The Effects of Childhood Themes on Women's Aspirations Toward Leadership Roles
… of Achievement Related Choices. Early childhood gender related experiences of women in leadership and non-leadership roles were solicited using a qualitative, phenomenological approach. Interviews, focus groups, check lists, self-esteem measures and journaling were used to gather in-depth …
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“Be Professional, Private and Pleasant”: The Conscious and Unconscious Gendering of Campaign Messages in Canadian and Australian Local Elections
… campaigns to investigate the extent to which gender and gendered stereotypes consciously affect candidates’ campaign messaging. The data for this study was gathered via in-depth interviews with 92 candidates who contested elections at the state/provincial level between 2010 and 2013. The data …
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Masculine Gender Role Conflict and Psychological Well- Being: A Comparative Study of Heterosexual and Gay Men
Masculine gender role conflict (MGRC) occurs when externally-imposed male gender role expectations have a negative impact on and consequences for men. The purpose of this study was to examine how men in a homogeneous setting (i.e., a college campus) compare on MGRC and psychological well-being, …
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Fear of success revisited
… Fear of Success is a motive or a measure of gender-role stereotypes is at the centre of the confusion about this construct. The purpose of the present study was to re-explore the nature of Fear of Success through the relationship of this construct to other theoretically related variables. The …
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Revisiting the connection between masculinites and gender-based violence: The Case of Thulamela Municipality, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… forms are identified as forms that perpetuate gender-based violence. This study analyzed and challenged the entire cultural and patriarchal attributes that constructively create current male roles and identities that play a significant part in gender discrimination and oppression around the …
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Stereotypes and Their Consequences for Women as Leaders in Higher Education Administration
… positions, 31% of executive vice president roles, 38% of chief academic officer positions, and 36% of deanships. Women are much more likely to hold positions as directors of human resources (70%), continuing education (65%), community services (60%), and chief diversity officer (56%). …
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The effects of masculine gender role stress appraisal and gender relevance of the task on stress arousal in a competitive situation
In our society, gender role stereotypes define the areas in which men are thought to excel. Recent research has focused on the male gender role and how it effects the psychological and physical health of men. Maintaining an acceptable level of masculinity may be deleterious to men's physical and/or …
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Entwicklung und Validierung eines Inventars zur Erfassung positiver und negativer Attribute des Geschlechtsrollenselbstkonzepts
Das Geschlechtsrollenselbstkonzept, das sich im Laufe der Sozialisation in Auseinandersetzung mit den vorherrschenden Vorstellungen der umgebenden Kultur entwickelt, steht in Beziehung zu Affekten, Kognitionen und Verhaltensweisen in einer Vielzahl von Bereichen. Bisherige GSK-Instrumente messen …