67 children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 participated in open-ended interviews in 1976, exploring concepts of masculinity and femininity from a cognitive developmental perspective. The study, conducted by Dorothy Z. Ullian, examined beliefs about men and women across dimensions of competence, power, nurturance, and activity level. Data from the sex role interview and a moral judgment interview are held by the Murray Research Archive.
Use Cases
- Analyze age-related changes in conceptualizing gender differences based on biological, societal, and psychological ascriptions
- Distinguish between personally descriptive and socially prescriptive sex role judgments based on interview responses
- Study the progression of sex role development beyond stereotypes to ideal standards based on principles of equality and freedom
- Examine beliefs about men and women across competence, power, nurturance, and activity level dimensions
Strengths
- 67 participants spanning ages 6 to 18 provide a developmental perspective
- Open-ended interviews designed for four specific dimensions: competence, power, nurturance, and activity level
- Includes measures of moral judgment and social conventional reasoning alongside sex role interview
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment
- Data is from a single suburban school system and a selective college, which may reflect geographic and socioeconomic bias
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- Dorothy Z. Ullian
- Collection Method
- Open-ended individual interviews with participants randomly sampled from a suburban school system.
- Time Range
- 1976
- Geography
- Suburban school system and a highly selective college (location unknown).