Entry:

Jelen, Ted G., "The Effects of Gender Role Stereotypes on Political Attitudes," The Social Science Journal, 25 (1988), 353-65.


Abstract:

Men and working women view women as inferior to men less often than housewives, while both men and housewives support female specific mothering responsibilities, which working women tend not to.

GSS Years:

1985

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

FEPRES

VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

FECHLD

MOTHER WORKING DOESNT HURT CHILDREN

FEPRESCH

PRESCHOOL KIDS SUFFER IF MOTHER WORKS

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

SPWRKSTA

SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS

ABHLTH

WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED

ABPOOR

LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

ABDEFECT

STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT

ABRAPE

PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE

ABSINGLE

NOT MARRIED

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

FEWORK

SHOULD WOMEN WORK

FEHELP

WIFE SHOULD HELP HUSBANDS CAREER FIRST

FEFAM

"BETTER FOR MAN TO WORK