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Attitudes of women and men physicians

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  • Heins, M.
  • Hendricks, J.
  • Martindale, L.
  • Smock, S.
  • Stein, M.
  • Jacobs, J.

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Attitudinal data obtained from interviewing random samples of women and men physicians in metropolitan Detroit indicated that women were generally more liberal and egalitarian than men. Older women were more liberal/egalitarian than older men while younger men were closer in attitudes to younger women. Within specialties, women and men physicians frequently held similar attitudinal scores; however, controlling for age, sex accounted for more variation than did specialty. A weighted combination of variables which together most significantly discriminated between age and sex subgroups pointed to a sensitivity dimension. This was stronger in the women; yet men demonstrating a similar sensitivity were found in almost every age and specialty grouping. Although younger men physicians are less conservative than older men physicians, both younger and older women physicians demonstrated strong liberalism/egalitarianism.

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  • Heins, M. & Hendricks, J. & Martindale, L. & Smock, S. & Stein, M. & Jacobs, J., 1979. "Attitudes of women and men physicians," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 69(11), pages 1132-1139.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.69.11.1132_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.69.11.1132
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