Women Oriented toward Male Dominated Careers: Is the Reference Group Male or Female?.

Plas, Jeanne M.; Wallston, Barbara Strudler

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ERIC Number: EJ274104

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983-Jan

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Women Oriented toward Male Dominated Careers: Is the Reference Group Male or Female?

Plas, Jeanne M.; Wallston, Barbara Strudler

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v30 n1 p46-54 Jan 1983

Explored the relationships between network variables and level of self-valuing within a group of women who demonstrated interest in careers traditionally associated with males. The major focus was on the differential importance of male-referenced versus female-referenced variables in predicting level of self-regard within such a group. (Author/PAS)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Emotional Development, Employed Women, Females, Nontraditional Occupations, Reference Groups, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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