Measured attitudes of female subjects toward gender roles, gender inequality, and the women's movement using a 24-item attitudinal inventory. Subjects were highly aware of gender inequality and supportive of the women's movement, although they were reluctant to identify themselves as feminists. (Author/LHW)

Socialization messages about women's work options in "established" and "new" women's magazines were analyzed. Findings suggest that established magazines are more likely to profile women in traditional occupations and that women profiled in the new magazines are more likely to feel more responsible and powerful at work. (KH)

The Means-End Problem-Solving Procedure and the Personal Attributes Questionnaire were administered to 207 adolescents. Fewer adolescents today are likely to identify with traditional feminine roles, and sex-related personality traits have a relatively limited impact on social problem-solving skills. (Author/LHW)

A survey of 161 women, ages 13 to 18, revealed that adolescents who get pregnant are somewhat more likely to be traditional in sex role orientation. They also tend to be younger, lower in socioeconomic status, and more likely to depend on God to determine their lives than their birth control-seeking counterparts. (KH)

Presents findings of a study which compared the sex-role attitudes of American and Indian college students. Reports that Indians, and males of both countries, are more traditional in their sex-role attitudes and that sex was the most significant predictor of variance. Discusses these differences in the context of cultural diversity. (KH)