The Development of Occupational Sex-Role Stereotypes, Occupational Preferences and Academic Subject Preferences in Children at Ages 8, 12 and 16.

Miller, Linda; Budd, Jacqueline

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Development of Occupational Sex-Role Stereotypes, Occupational Preferences and Academic Subject Preferences in Children at Ages 8, 12 and 16.

Miller, Linda; Budd, Jacqueline

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v19 n1 p17-35 Mar 1999

Reports data from a questionnaire-based United Kingdom study that examined male and female students at ages 8, 12, and 16 for occupational sex-role stereotypes, occupational preferences, and favorite school subjects. Observed differences between gender and among age groups for occupational stereotypes. Suggests that gender stereotyping of school subjects in weakening. (CMK)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Careers, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Males, Questionnaires, Sex Role, Stereotypes, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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