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Sex-role stereotypes and the socialization of managers
Abstract
It has been suggested in social work literature that the socialization of managers is different from the socialization of social work clinicians. Some of the conceptions of these differences, however, appear to be sexually biased in that the clinical orientation is similar to popular stereotypes of females and the management orientation is similar to stereotypes of males. To examine empirically the issue of sex role stereotypes in the socialization of managers, a study was undertaken of persons employed in clinical, supervisory, and middle management positions. The sample included 39 persons from six agencies in the Piedmont section of North Carolina. Data were obtained through interviews in which subjects were asked to reflect about their responses to a series of 10 situations designed to assess subjects' orientation with respect to authority, decision making, work relationships, effectiveness, and collegial relations. The study results revealed no evidence of a sex bias in one particular model for identifying the differences between the orientations of managers and clinicians. Specifically, gender was not found to be a predictor of management orientation score when controls were instituted for position level and management training. (Journal abstract, edited.)
Journal
(1988)
vol12
no1
pages25-40
Categories
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Diversity
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Workforce
