The purpose of this study is to explore regional differences in gender and family attitudes and behaviors. The research tests a multivariate model with sex-role attitudes, sexuality attitudes, family attitudes, and kinship interaction as dependent variables. Educational attainment, occupational prestige and population size of residence at age sixteen are the control variables in the model. / Two explanations of regional differences are derived from existing literature: (1) a structural explanation emphasizing socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with the lesser economic development and urbanization of the South; and (2) a cultural argument emphasizing regional variation in religious and ethnic diversity. / The results indicate there are small regional differences on some of the variables: Southerners are more traditional than non-Southerners. Most regional differences persist with controls for education, occupational prestige and population size; tests for interaction effects between region and the control variables are not significant. Regional differences are similar for males and females with the exception of family attitudes and kinship interaction. / These findings indicate the regional effect on gender and family traditionalism in the United States can not be explained away simply as the result of regional variation in educational attainment, occupational prestige and population size. This provides support for the argument that subcultural differences tied to region may be important influences on rates of traditionalism. Further analysis indicates regional differences are partially explained by regional variation in religion. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-09, Section: A, page: 2453. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76154 |
| Contributors | FAISON, REBECCA GAIL., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 158 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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