Measuring sex stereotypes : a multination study

Author(s)

• Best, Deborah L.
• Williams, John E.

Bibliographic Information

Measuring sex stereotypes : a multination study

John E. Williams, Deborah L. Best

（Cross-cultural research and methodology series, v. 6）

Sage, 1990

Rev. ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

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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Details

• NCID: BA10659226
• ISBN:
  • 0803938152
  • 0803938144
• LCCN: 90008295
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 380 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HQ1075
  • DC20 : 305.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sex role -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Sex differences (Psychology) -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Stereotype (Psychology) -- Cross-cultural studies
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0059094X