A Study of the Sex Role Attitudes of Incarcerated Juvenile Delinquents Toward Women

The purpose of this study was to examine the sex-role attitudes toward women of male juvenile delinquents who were incarcerated. Sixty (60) juveniles, thirty blacks and thirty whites, were chosen by random sample from an incarcerated juvenile delinquent population in a southern metropolitan area. Findings from the study included the following: (1) There was a significant difference in sex role attitudes toward women between juvenile delinquents who were first-born and juvenile delinquents who were later-born; (2) Significant differences were found in the sex role attitudes toward women relative to available norms. The findings from this study were inconsistent with the research in the literature.