Their mother's daughters? The intergenerational transmission of gender attitudes in a world of changing roles

Article Abstract:

The hereditary transmission of two gender attitudes, work role identity and gender role ideology, are examined using data from a panel study of women who were interviewed in 1956 and again in 1986. In particular, the relationship between a daughters' attitudes her mothers' attitudes and work experiences as well as a daughters's life experiences are studied. Results show a positive relationship between the gender role ideology of mothers and daughters.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Mothers, Daughters

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The changing impact of religion on the sexual and contraceptive behavior of adolescent women in the United States

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Data compiled by the Cycles III and IV of the National Survey on Family Growth from 1982-1988 were analyzed to determine the impact of religious affiliation on intercourse risk and contraceptive use among women during the 1980s. Results show that White women who are members of the fundamentalist Protestant church are less likely to have sexual intercourse during this period their church considers pre-marital sex as immoral.

Sexual behavior, Sex, Young women, Religious aspects, Contraceptives

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Change in gender-ideology, 1977-1996: the contributions of intracohort change and population turnover

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The factors driving the significant change in beliefs about women's work and family roles in the US since the 1970s are discussed. The speed of attitude change has slowed, but the cohort differences across sex and educational groups indicate that the liberalization of gender beliefs has not yet come to an end.

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