An extension of Lipset's 1960 or 1981 hypothesis regarding socioeconomic status and social attitudes was investigated. Specifically, the relation between family income and gender-role egalitarianism of 608 college students was examined by sex and age. For 149 younger men (≤21 years) a significant correlation (– .17) was noted, but the relation (– .01) did not hold for the 79 older men (over 21 years) or for women (– .02 and .04) of either age group.
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