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Identity, Intimacy And Sex Differences, Mary Ann Kacerguis May 1978

Identity, Intimacy And Sex Differences, Mary Ann Kacerguis

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Ego identity and intimacy statuses were determined for 88 college students, 44 men, and 44 women, and related to each other and to measures of intimacy-isolation, loving and liking, Sex differences were also investigated. Identity achievement subjects were more likely to be engaged in intimate relationships. Students having foreclosure. moratorium. and diffusion identities were variable in their intimacy statuses. A stronger association exists between intimacy and loving than intimacy and liking. While no significant sex differences were found on the overall ego identity and intimacy comparisons, sub scale differences were noted. The evidence suggests identity achievement status is predictive of …


Occupational Socialization In Two Service Organizations, Doniel E. Weil Jan 1978

Occupational Socialization In Two Service Organizations, Doniel E. Weil

Honors Papers

This paper is an exploration of some of the processes involved in the creation and maintenance of a shared occupational identity among individuals in organizations. Though focusing specifically on police officers and high school teachers, through this I hope to raise some broader issues concerning the traditional view of "occupational socialization" and "occupations in organizations" in the sociological literature.