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| The impact of age vs life experience on the gender role attitudes of women in different cohorts | | Author(s) | Patricia Passuth Lynott, N Jane McCandless |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 12, nos 1/2, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 5-22 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Attitude ; Life satisfaction ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Much research has concluded that the gender role attitudes of older women are more traditional in orientation. This line of research, however, has often confounded the impact of age and cohort. Consequently, cohort differences in life experiences have not been systematically explored. This study examines the relationship between age and gender role attitudes, taking into account the potential mediating effects of life experiences and controlling for cohort. The conclusions suggest that the impact of age on gender role attitudes is not as strong as might be expected. Rather, the results show that the life experiences of different cohorts are better predictors of gender role attitudes among older women, though such experiences do not have the same impact on all women. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001016236 A |
| Classmark | BD: DP: F:5HH: 3KB: 7T |
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