Publications [#277756] of Sherman A. James

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Journal Articles

  1. Dreyer, NA; Woods, NF; James, SA. "ISRO: A scale to measure sex-role orientation." Sex Roles 7.2 (1981): 173-182. [doi]
    (last updated on 2018/10/22)

    Abstract:
    Sex-role research has been hampered by a lack of valid and reliable research tools to measure the construct being studied. This article describes the development of a research scale (ISRO) to measure women's sex-role orientation. This 16-item questionnaire has been shown to be internally consistent and to have fairly high temporal stability over 30 days. The high sensitivity (96.2%) and specificity (95.5%) suggest that it differentiates feminist from traditional women. Three factors assess attitudinal domains of conflict between family responsibilities and having a career; male/female division of household responsibilities; and women's work roles outside the home. Education appears to be the strongest predictor of ISRO scores. © 1981 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Sherman A. James