Effects of Changing Proportions of the Sexes on Ratings of Occupational Prestige.

Hawkins, Robert Parker; Pingree, Suzanne

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Effects of Changing Proportions of the Sexes on Ratings of Occupational Prestige

Hawkins, Robert Parker; Pingree, Suzanne

Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2, 4, 314-21, Sum 78

Touhey has suggested that an influx of women into high-status, male-dominated professions will result in declining prestige and desirability for those professions. The present study attempts both a replication and an extension to examine results of changing sex ratios in low-status and female-dominated occupations. (Author)

Descriptors: College Students, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Occupations, Research Projects, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Social Status

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