The gendered nature of family structure and group-based anti-egalitarianism: a cross-national analysis.
Using 4 samples of adolescents from 3 nations (Australia, Sweden, and the United States), the authors explored whether the gendered nature of the family socialization environment affected young people's level of group-based social egalitarianism. It was hypothesized that the greater the father's influence in the family, the greater the children's level of group-based social anti-egalitarianism. The results were consistent with the authors' expectations. Children from father-headed households had the highest level of group-based social anti-egalitarianism; children from mother-headed households had the lowest level of group-based anti-egalitarianism; and children from dual-parent households were in between. Similarly, children from homes in which the father had the greatest decision-making power tended to exhibit the highest levels of anti-egalitarianism, whereas children from homes in which the mother had the greatest decision-making power displayed the lowest levels of social anti-egalitarianism. Family structure did not interact with either the nationality or gender of the child.
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 90095-1563, USA. Sidanius@psych.ucla.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001315:Australia; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012930:Social Dominance; D012951:Socialization; D013548:Sweden; D014481:United States