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ERIC Number: EJ620685
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom