The present study was designed to determine whether or not differences existed between educated young men (n = 30) and women (n = 46) in attitudes related to child rearing. Each ranked 50 behavior items for degree of concern using a Q-sort approach. Some differences between the two groups were found, although none was statistically significant.
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