Sex-typing and prestige ratings of occupations as indices of occupational stereotypes.

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  • Author(s): Oswald PA;Oswald PA
  • Source:
    Perceptual and motor skills [Percept Mot Skills] 2003 Dec; Vol. 97 (3 Pt 1), pp. 953-9.
  • Publication Type:
    Comparative Study; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: SAGE Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0401131 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0031-5125 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00315125 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Percept Mot Skills Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2016- : Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE
      Original Publication: Louisville, Ky. : Southern Universities Press
    • Subject Terms:
      Occupations* ; Social Desirability* ; Stereotyping*; Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged
    • Abstract:
      In the present study, an ethnically diverse convenience sample (N=295; 56% female) of working adults (47%) and college students (age M=23.7, SD=6.7) rated a list of 25 occupations on a 9-point sex-typing scale, with anchors of 1: mostly associated with men and 9: mostly associated with women. They also rated the status or prestige of these occupations on an 11-point Prestige scale, with anchors of 1: low prestige/status and 11: high prestige/status. Findings were consistent with results reported by Panek, Rush, and Greenawalt in 1977 and O'Connor in 1982. Little has changed: respondents still hold sex-based opinions about occupations. Moreover, occupational titles perceived as mostly associated with men were rated higher in prestige than occupational titles perceived as mostly associated with women. This pattern was found for both high and low prestige jobs. Men and women did not differ in their evaluations of these occupations.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20040124 Date Completed: 20040427 Latest Revision: 20061115
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.2466/pms.2003.97.3.953
    • Accession Number:
      14738363