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Hellenic (Greek) gender attitudes

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Using data from 1,120 residents of Athens, Greece, we used structural equation modeling to confirm the existence of three types of gender attitudes: (1) egalitarian housework attitudes, (2) acceptance of females in traditionally male occupations, and (3) acceptance of males in traditionally female occupations. There was more acceptance of females in traditionally male occupations than of males in traditionally female occupations. Consistent with previous research, there was a relatively strong relationship between gender and egalitarian attitudes. Compared to men, women were more accepting of females being employed in traditionally male occupations, of males being employed in traditionally female occupations, and of equality between husband and wife in performing household chores. Education and marital status had significant impacts on egalitarian housework attitudes but not on occupational gender attitudes.

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  1. Department of Sociology, The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias Street, GR-153 42, Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece

    Anastasios C. Marcos (Professor)

  2. Sociology at Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

    Stephen J. Bahr (Professor)

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His primary areas of teaching and research include criminology, deviance, juvenile delinquency, gender roles, and adolescent drug use.

His research and teaching areas are criminology and marriage and family. In recent years his research has focused on adolescent drug use and marital dissolution.

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Marcos, A.C., Bahr, S.J. Hellenic (Greek) gender attitudes. Gend. Issues 19, 21–40 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-001-0009-6

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