Setting the Motivational Stage for Science Career Circumscription? Interactive Effects of Stereotype Threat and Parental Occupation
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation
Abstract
Gottfredson’s (1981) theory of circumscription and compromise suggests that gender stereotyping leads women to eliminate certain male-dominated fields as viable career options. We tested this theory by examining the interactive effect of stereotype threat and father occupation type (STEM vs. non-STEM) on women’s motivation for physics.
Start Date
4-13-2013 2:30 PM
End Date
4-13-2013 3:20 PM
Location
Room 3203
Setting the Motivational Stage for Science Career Circumscription? Interactive Effects of Stereotype Threat and Parental Occupation
Room 3203
Gottfredson’s (1981) theory of circumscription and compromise suggests that gender stereotyping leads women to eliminate certain male-dominated fields as viable career options. We tested this theory by examining the interactive effect of stereotype threat and father occupation type (STEM vs. non-STEM) on women’s motivation for physics.