The effects of organizational context on occupational gender-stereotyping

This study examined the effects of organizational context and subject gender on occupational gender-stereotyping. Subjects (153 Caucasians, 10 African Americans, 3 Asians, 3 Latinos, 2 Native Americans, and 11 unidentified) rated 8 gender-neutral occupations on a 7-point bi-polar scale representing...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sex roles 1999-04, Vol.40 (7-8), p.567-582
Hauptverfasser:	GATTON, D. S, DUBOIS, C. L. Z, FALEY, R. H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Careers Control Groups Educational Opportunities Employed Women Experimental Groups Experiments Females Field Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gender Differences Gender Discrimination Gender stereotypes Human Capital Labor Force Labor Market Males Midwestern States Occupations Organizational behavior Organizational Culture Organizational factors Personnel Selection Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Sex Stereotypes Sexes Social Change Social psychology Social role. Sex role Stereotypes Undergraduate Students
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Zusammenfassung:	This study examined the effects of organizational context and subject gender on occupational gender-stereotyping. Subjects (153 Caucasians, 10 African Americans, 3 Asians, 3 Latinos, 2 Native Americans, and 11 unidentified) rated 8 gender-neutral occupations on a 7-point bi-polar scale representing the degree to which they felt the occupations were "masculine," "feminine," or "neither masculine nor feminine."
ISSN:	0360-0025 1573-2762
DOI:	10.1023/A:1018888013808