Dental students' attitude to gender roles

This investigation assessed attitudes held by United States women and men dental students toward professional and sex role concepts. The concepts included: female dental student, male dental student, dentist, adult woman, adult man, wife and husband. These attitudes were evaluated and compared in th...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 1998-12, Vol.47 (11), p.1877-1880
Main Authors: Rosenberg, Howard M., Cucchiara, Andrew J., Helpin, Mark L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Dental schools
dental students
dental students gender roles
Dentistry
Dentists
Education
Female
Gender Identity
Gender roles
General pharmacology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Medical Students
Medicine
Occupational Roles
Pennsylvania
Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacogenetics. Drug-receptor interactions
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Physicians, Women
Professional Women
Role Conflict
Sex Differences
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex Roles
Student Attitudes
Students
Students, Dental
United States
Universities
USA
Womens Roles
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Summary:This investigation assessed attitudes held by United States women and men dental students toward professional and sex role concepts. The concepts included: female dental student, male dental student, dentist, adult woman, adult man, wife and husband. These attitudes were evaluated and compared in the context of the students' current and future professional roles and their sex roles. Although there were several differences in attitudes between the two subject groups, the results suggest that the women and men dental students viewed their various roles as consistent with one another. It is particularly important to note that the women dental student is viewed by both gender groups as having professional and sex roles which do not conflict.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00244-5