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This study examines the epidemiology of sex-role attitudes among a national probability sample of 1,626 American adolescents. The results of this study generally corroborate earlier findings with more limited samples: More traditional sex-role attitudes are reported by male, lower-class, and minority respondents. The magnitude of the sex difference overshadows the remaining differences. In addition, the impact of sex-role attitudes on conventional and delinquent behaviors and values was assessed. Sex-role groups differ in their involvement in the conventional settings of family, school, religion, and work, as well as in minor forms of delinquency and in their values concerning conventional and delinquent behaviors. The findings are discussed in terms of their contribution to our general understanding of adolescent sex-role attitudes.
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This study was supported by Center for the Studies of Crime and Delinquency, NIMH (Grant # MH 27552) and the Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape, NIMH (Grant # MH 31751).
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Canter, R.J., Ageton, S.S. The epidemiology of adolescent sex-role attitudes. Sex Roles 11, 657–676 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288118
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