Images of engineering and liberal arts majors

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1982

Abstract

In an attempt to gain insight into social-psychological barriers that inhibit women from entering engineering, 110 male and 84 female undergraduate students completed a variant of the Semantic Differential questionnaire. Subjects evaluated either male or female liberal arts and engineering majors. While female engineering majors were judged similar to male engineers on work-related traits, they were evaluated as less attractive than their female liberal arts counterparts. In particular, the data revealed reciprocal negative social images held by male engineering students for female engineers and by female engineering students for male engineers. © 1982.

Identifier

49049133099 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Vocational Behavior

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(82)90007-0

ISSN

00018791

First Page

193

Last Page

202

Issue

2

Volume

20

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