Age and Sex Differences in the Vocational Aspirations of Elementary School Children
- 1 August 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 96 (2) , 173-177
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1975.9923282
Abstract
Four hypotheses were proposed: (a) boys would aspire to a greater variety of vocations than girls; (b) boys would change their vocational preferences more frequently than girls; (c) older boys would aspire to a broader range of vocations than younger boys; and (d) older girls would aspire to a similar or smaller range of vocations than younger girls. A total of 128 6- and 8-year-old Dutch boys and girls responded to questions concerning their vocational aspirations. All the hypotheses except (b) received support. The results suggested that sex-role expectations for adult occupations are acquired very early and, moreover, strongly circumscribe the range of vocations perceived as appropriate for females.Keywords
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