APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Still a Preference for First Born Males
- Carolyn Mebert
University of New Hampshire
Abstract
College students were asked to imagine they planned to have 2 children and could use a non-invasive technique for determining their child's sex. 80% chose a male as firstborn and female as second born. Reasons given reflect clear sex-role stereotypes. These results vary little from those found since the 1950s.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles