The Identification of the People Sex-Role Stereotypes

Bibliographic Data

ID3620294
AuthorsMichael G Shively (San Francisco State University), James R Rudolph, James Rudolph (San Francisco State University), John P De Cecco (San Francisco State University)
Year1978
Volume3
Issue3
Pages225-234
Publication date1978-05-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v03n03_04
PMID659844
OpenAlexW2028488012
LanguageEN
Citations received8

The purpose of this study was to identify the social sex-role stereotypes that exist in the nation. The hypothesis for this study was that the stereotypes for femininity and masculinity are dimorphous. To determine the extent of dimorphism, four social sex-role stereotypes were examined: masculine men, feminine women, feminine men, and masculine women. Three hundred female and male respondents from all regions of the nation, who varied in age, ethnicity, education, sexual orientation, and social sex-role, completed a questionnaire by listing the characteristics people expected a masculine man, a feminine woman, a feminine man, and a masculine woman to have. The results supported the hypothesis that the stereotypes for femininity and masculinity are dimorphous

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Femininity · Gender role · Masculinity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Stereotype (UML · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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