Effects Of Sex Composition Research Articles

Comment On:“Effects of Group Sex Composition on Self‐Presentation and Sex‐Typing,”

<b>Comment On:</b>“Effects of Group Sex Composition on Self‐Presentation and Sex‐Typing,”

Effects of Group Sex Composition on Self‐Presentation and Sex‐Typing

It is proposed that the sex composition of a group affects the sex‐role awareness and sex‐related responses of its members, and that such effects can operate even when there is no actual or anticipated verbal interaction among group members. In fact, the “mere presence” of certain proportions of males and females may be sufficient. Relevant studies by the present authors and others are reviewed, and their implications for the sex‐role status quo are considered.

High school students' study of sex preselection

A study was designed and conducted by high school students to analyse the effects of age, sex, and family composition on students' preferences for the sex and birth order of their offspring. The study was based on the observation that sex preselection technology will be a reality in the near future. The results showed that boys responded differently than girls. Typical ‘boy’ and ‘girl’ responses were identified, but these tended to disappear with age. Family composition had a minimal effect on sex preferences, but it provided a possible pattern on which a subject could make a judgement on sex preferences. The study further provided the students with an opportunity to become involved in a socially relevant issue, with many of the polled students becoming equally involved. Other social questions were raised by the students.

Task and group characteristics as factors influencing group performance

Task and group characteristics as factors influencing group performance

Family Structure and Child-Rearing Patterns: The Effect of Family Size and Sex Composition

Small group research has shown that the instrumental and emotional dimensions of group life vary considerably with the number of members in the group. Although many of the findings from these studies as well as from Bossard's investigations of child development in large and small families are highly suggestive with respect to the effects of family size on child rearing, very little research has focused on this problem. Effects of the number and sex of children on paternal involvement and behavior-control methods are investigated. It was hypothesized that paternal involvement and external behavior control would occur more often in large families than in small and more often in families composed of boys rather than girls. This hypothesis was elaborated according to known variations in child rearing by the sex and social class of children. Data from a sample of 1261 Protestant seventh-grade students provided considerable support for the hypothesis.