Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ537157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Gender Roles in a Traditionally Female Occupation: A Study of Emergency, Operating, Intensive Care, and Psychiatric Nurses.
Kirchmeyer, Catherine; Bullin, Carol
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v50 n1 p78-95 Feb 1997
A study of 12 emergency, 27 operating, 25 intensive care, and 22 psychiatric nurses in Canada demonstrated that, although gender roles appeared androgynous, the masculine component of nursing was more valued and rewarded. High masculinity was associated with higher pay, high femininity with low experience. Gender roles represented complex self-identity schemata. (SK)
Descriptors: Androgyny, Congruence (Psychology), Femininity, Foreign Countries, Masculinity, Nurses, Predictor Variables, Sex Role
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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