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Sex‐Role Stereotyping: Implications for the Mental Health of School‐Age Children
Author(s) -
LONG KATHLEEN ANN
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1989.tb00397.x
Subject(s) - conservatism , mental health , intervention (counseling) , fundamentalism , psychology , politics , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , political science , law
Theories related to sex‐role stereotyping are reviewed, and the implications of these stereotypes for children's mental health are discussed. Attention is given to the impact of particular social trends, including political conservatism and religious fundamentalism. Case examples of children affected by sex‐role stereotypes are presented and therapy approaches discussed. Overall intervention strategies are summarized.