Sex-role Associations of Music Instruments and Occupations by Gender and Major
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Research in Music Education
- Vol. 29 (1) , 57-62
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3344680
Abstract
Undergraduate music majors and nonmajors rated the names of 17 music instruments and two related occupations on a scale from most feminine to most masculine. The harp, flute, and piccolo had high feminine ratings; the trumpet, string bass, and tuba had high masculine ratings. Multivariate analysis indicated that instrument ratings were significantly different for major, but not for gender.Keywords
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