The Relationship Among Gender, Gender Role Attitudes, and the Anticipated Commitment to Career, Marriage, Family, and Housework

The relationships between gender, gender role attitudes, and participants' anticipation of future life roles (career, marriage, family, and homecare) were examined. Participants consisted of 297 single college students between the ages of 17-29 years (M = 20). Females reported significantly (p< .01) more egalitarian gender role attitudes than males. Significant results were found for the relationship between gender and anticipated life roles (p< .01) as well as between gender role attitudes and anticipated life roles (career role value, r = .14 and marital role value, r = - .18). The study findings suggest a possible gender conflict for females with more egalitarian gender role attitudes and behavior intentions and their male counterparts.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Hunter, Kate

Contributors dc:contributor

• Chng, Chwee-Lye
• Jackson, Allen
• Goggin, Noreen
• Nakonezny, Paul

• Sex role.
• College students -- Attitudes.
• marriage
• gender
• life roles
• career commitment

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Hunter, Kate
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 50682984
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3181/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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