Some Assumed Characteristics of Voluntarily Childfree Women and Men.

Jamison, Pollyann H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ217283

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Publication Date: 1979

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Some Assumed Characteristics of Voluntarily Childfree Women and Men.

Jamison, Pollyann H.; And Others

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v4 n2 p266-73 Win 1979

Experiments were conducted to assess students' perceptions from written descriptions of voluntarily childfree women and men. Ratings of the childfree man were less favorable than those for the childfree woman, suggesting greater bias against childfree men than women. (Author)

Descriptors: College Students, Family Life, Marriage, Parent Responsibility, Reverse Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Spouses, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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