Sex-role similarities between adults and their parents

Samuel Juni, Donald W. Grimm

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Abstract

Sex-role is a product of interpersonal and intrapersonal cognitive functioning. As a result, parents play an important role in the development of their children's sex-role orientation. The aim of this research was to describe the relationship between the sex-role of adults and those of their parents as measured on the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (Bem, 1974). Inventories were completed by 24 men, 41 women, and their parents. Results show the strongest relationship for gender-consonant sex-roles for mother-daughter and father-son dyads. Findings are discussed in terms of sex-role and modeling theories.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)247-251
Number of pages5
JournalContemporary Family Therapy
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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