Measuring sex stereotypes : a multination study
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Measuring sex stereotypes : a multination study
(Cross-cultural research and methodology series, v. 6)
Sage, 1990
Rev. ed
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Description
John E. Williams and Deborah L. Best have done the field a considerable service by systematically collecting and carefully analyzing a very large set of cross-cultural data concerning sex-trait stereotypes. --Jacob O. Sines, review in Archives of Sexual Behavior Measuring Sex Stereotypes provides a unique exploration of contemporary sex stereotypes--and the degree to which they prevail in different cultures. The authors surpass all previous studies in three important areas: their data covers 30 nations; they test both children and adults; and they examine their findings from three theoretical perspectives, namely effective meanings, ego states, and psychological needs. After uncovering and describing a surprising array of pancultural sex stereotypes, the authors analyze their practical implications. New to this edition are summaries of additional studies--all conducted since the publication of the first edition--which employ the authors' sex stereotype assessment methods. In addition, new adult sex stereotype data for Singapore and Portugal have been added, along with comparison variable data for these two countries. The culture-specific definitions of masculinity and femininity originally reported in the first edition of this book have now been used as the basis for its companion volume, Sex and Psyche. Both the new companion volume and the revised edition of this book are so closely related that readers with a serious interest in one will also wish to read the second. Professionals and students in gender studies, psychology, cross-cultural studies, family studies, and sociology will find these impressive volumes indispensable.
Table of Contents
Preface to Revised Edition
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Sex Stereotypes and Cross-Cultural Research
PART TWO: THE ADULT STUDIES: METHODS AND FINDINGS
Description and Critique of Methods
Item-Level Analyses
Affective Meaning Analyses
Ego-State Analyses
Psychological Needs Analyses
PART THREE: THE CHILDREN'S STUDIES: METHODS AND FINDINGS
Studies in the United States
Cross-Cultural Similarities
Cross-Cultural Differences
PART FOUR: SUMMARIES AND INTERPRETATIONS
Pancultural Similarities
Differences Across Cultures
PART FIVE: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEX-TRAIT STEREOTYPES
Sex Stereotypes in Perceptions of Self and Others
Sex Stereotypes in Education, Occupation, and Mental Health
Retrospect and Prospect
A Broader View
PART SIX: ADDENDUM
Findings in Additional Countries and Replications
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