Sex-role orientation and its relationship to self-concept among Puerto Rican women.
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Title
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Sex-role orientation and its relationship to self-concept among Puerto Rican women.
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Identifier
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AAI8821076
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identifier
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8821076
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Creator
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Cordova Duprey, Socorro.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Anderson J. Franklin
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Date
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1988
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical | Women's Studies
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Abstract
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This study investigated the relationship between self-concept and the variables traditionalism and androgyny in a group of Puerto Rican women. The total sample consisted of 124 women living in various zones in the metropolitan area of San Juan. This large sample was further subdivided into two subsamples: one consisted of sixty-seven women attending college and the other of fifty-nine women taken at random. All subjects were asked to answer three questionnaires, a short multiple question exercise, and a brief demographical form. The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale was used to measure self-esteem, the BSRI (Bem Sex Role Inventory) to measure androgyny and the Cole's Sex Role Scale to measure traditionalism.;No significant differences were obtained among the variables examined. Women with high self-esteem were not less traditional than those with low self-esteem. However, there was a significant difference in traditionalism between the college and the non-college sample with the non-college subjects being more traditional. Likewise, women with higher self-esteem were not more androgynous than sex-typed women or less traditional. In spite of the negative results, additional analyses yielded interesting findings as it pertains to traditionalism. It was found that the more educated the subject, the more masculine and less traditional she was.;The negative findings are explained in terms of the inadequacy of the instruments used to measure these variables in populations different from American, middle-class samples. The development of culturally appropriate research instruments is advocated in order to make better predictions and application.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
