Citation

Freudiger P, Almquist EM. Sex Roles 1978; 4(1): 51-65.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00288376

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The lyrics of 151 songs representing Country, Soul, and Easy Listening genres are content analyzed for conformity or nonconformity to specific stereotypical sex role traits. Males conform to stereotypical male traits in all three genres more often than women conform to stereotypical female traits. The variability in female traits may be due to varying interpretations of the female role by male lyricists or to actual variation in role expectations among American subcultures.