Development of Androgyny

Parental Influences

Bibliographic Data

ID12003802
AuthorsMary Anne Sedney (Providence College, corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume11
Issue3
Pages311-326
Publication date1987-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-6402.1987.tb00906.x
OpenAlexW1976702711
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited49

While many researchers have documented the existence of pressures toward traditional sex-typing in the family, schools, and media, little consideration has been given to the effectiveness of these sources in fostering more flexible orientations to sex-typing. The present paper focuses on the extent to which parents are able to influence their children toward the development of nonstereotyped behaviors, conceptualized here in terms of androgyny. This issue is examined through an exploration of several theories of sex-role development and empirical” research on sex-role development. Additional consideration of theories and research on life-span development and resistance among children in the current culture to nonstereotyped behavior lead to a distinction between short-term and long-term effects of nonsexist parental behavior. Although androgynous parents may not produce androgynous children, their children often do grow up to be androgynous adults

Androgyny · Developmental psychology · Life span · Masculinity · Psychoanalysis · Resistance (ecology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology

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