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Gender Role Ideology And Major Choice Of Students In College Religious Groups, Charlynn Anne Odahl
Gender Role Ideology And Major Choice Of Students In College Religious Groups, Charlynn Anne Odahl
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In the present study examined students who attend college religious groups to better understand how religious conservatism, religious commitment, and gender may shape gender role ideology and college major choice. A focus on these outcomes of gender role ideology and college major choice is important given the continued persistence of sexism and gender inequality. We examined how personal characteristics and characteristics of the group (i.e., defined by peer and leader attitudes) may shape personal gender role ideology and major choice. We tested how personal, peer, and leader religious conservatism may predict more traditional gender role ideology and the choice of …