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Notestein SeminarThe Spring series of Notestein Seminars is now over.
Research Highlights* Carey Cooper, with University of Texas researchers
Kristin Neff and Althea Woodruff, uses two studies
to examine children and adolescents’ developing
perceptions of gender inequality. The first study
examined perceptions of inequality among 272 early,
middle, and late adolescents, focusing on the spheres
of politics, business, and the home. Results indicated an age-related increase in perceptions of male dominance. Men were seen to have more power and status in
politics than in business, while relative equality was
seen to exist in the home. The second study included
96 child and adolescent participants aged 7-15, and
once again found an increase in general perceptions of
male dominance with age. Results suggest that young
children are less explicitly aware of gender inequality
than might be assumed given their extensive knowledge
of power-loaded gender role stereotypes. Their paper is
set to be published in Social Development.
*From OPR's Annual Report. Click on projects under research on the left-hand panel to navigate through the project descriptions. Or view the entire 2006 OPR Annual Report in pdf format (file size is 1.8 MB). | ||||||
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