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A Model of Sex‐Role Transcendence
Author(s) -
Rebecca Meda,
Hefner Robert,
Oleshansky Barbara
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1976.tb02607.x
Subject(s) - transcendence (philosophy) , socialization , dialectic , psychology , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy
We propose a three‐stage model of sex‐role development which accounts for the failure of traditional models to explain sex‐role socialization and eliminate discrimination. Our model asserts that sex‐role development proceeds through three stages: an undifferentiated conception of sex roles, a polarized oppositional view of sex roles, and a transcendence of sex roles. The second stage characterizes many individuals and societal institutions today, and is regarded as the end‐point in much social science work on sex roles. Our model necessitates exploration of multiple interactive processes which influence sex‐role development and several different mechanisms of growth (accumulation of information and dialectic conflict resolution).