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Examination Of Knowledge And Attitudes About Human Sexuality As Predictors Of Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Diane Waymire
Examination Of Knowledge And Attitudes About Human Sexuality As Predictors Of Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Diane Waymire
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This study investigated the variables influencing adolescent sexual behavior. Using cognitive learning theory, social learning theory, and social development as an organizing framework, factors influencing adolescent sexual behavior and the respondent's personal demographics were examined for their contribution to explaining adolescent decision-making about sexual activity.
A convenience sample of high school students from a Riverside county school district provided data for the study. Data was gathered by using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 55 students from two of the three school sites within the district participated in the study during the winter quarter of 1995.
The findings of the …
The Language Of Sport And The Social Construction Of Gender, Katherine L. Mcdowell
The Language Of Sport And The Social Construction Of Gender, Katherine L. Mcdowell
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
Feminist scholars have argued that through the exclusion of women and the association of men with physical competence, power and even violence, the institution of sport has traditionally provided men with a homosocial sphere of life that bolsters the ideology of male superiority (Messner, Duncan, & Jensen, 121). Feminists have also argued that as the experiential and moral expression of our culture, common English vocabulary - and the language of sport in particular - powerfully reinforces, protects, and perpetuates patriarchal and sexist social order (Miller 55-56). In essence, feminists hold that if everyday language is a critical constituent of social …
Gender And Leadership: Men And Women's Stories, Barbara A. Karanian
Gender And Leadership: Men And Women's Stories, Barbara A. Karanian
Educational Studies Dissertations
This study investigates gender and leadership.
Socioeconomic Status And Sex Role Values As Determinants Of Divorce Among Women, Mary A. Dolan
Socioeconomic Status And Sex Role Values As Determinants Of Divorce Among Women, Mary A. Dolan
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Gender, Waking Personality, And Sexual Behavior In Dreams, Jeffery W. Willis
Gender, Waking Personality, And Sexual Behavior In Dreams, Jeffery W. Willis
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of Gender-Role Attitudes Among Contemporary White And African American Couples, Margaret Cecile Dust
A Study Of Gender-Role Attitudes Among Contemporary White And African American Couples, Margaret Cecile Dust
Dissertations
Problem. Limited and conflictual studies have been completed on White and African American marriages and gender-roles. As a result, this study sought to compare perceptions of gender-roles in White and African American married couples. In addition, this study looked at relationships between gender-roles, length of marriage, and level of education in White and African American married couples.
Method. A total of 92 couples (26 African American, 33 White interacting married, 33 White non-interacting defacto) participated in this study. The defacto couples served as a control group.
The Bem Sex-Role Inventory, Masculine-Feminine Sex-Roles Survey, and a demographics sheet were given to …