Gender Role Stereotypes, Expectancy Effects, and Parents' Socialization of Gender Differences

Gender segregation continues to exist in many activity and occupational domains. This article uses the expectancy effect perspective to analyze the role parents may play in influencing their children to engage in gender role stereotyped activities. It outlines the theoretical bases for such effects,...

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Published in:Journal of social issues 1990-07, Vol.46 (2), p.183-201
Main Authors: Eccles, Jacquelynne S., Jacobs, Janis E., Harold, Rena D.
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Academic Aspiration
Attribution Theory
Careers
Child development
Childrearing Practices
Expectation
Expectations
Parent Influence
Parents & parenting
Perception
Sex Differences
Sex discrimination
Sex Roles
Sex Stereotypes
Social research
Socialization
Stereotypes
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Parent Influence
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Sex Differences
Sex discrimination
Sex Roles
Sex Stereotypes
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