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Changes in sex-role attitudes and self-actualization of adult women in a community college were examined following a consciousness-raising group. Participants viewed their own role and that of their ideal woman as more extrafamilial, became more inner-directed, and maintained a consistently positive attitude toward other women.
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Kincaid, M.B. Changes in sex-role attitudes and self-actualization of adult women following a consciousness-raising group. Sex Roles 3, 329–336 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289555
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