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. 1977 Fall;10(3):553-7.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-553.

Implications of the stereotyping and modification of sex role

N S Nordyke, D M Baer, B C Etzel, J M LeBlanc

Implications of the stereotyping and modification of sex role

N S Nordyke et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1977 Fall.

Abstract

This article discusses and questions a study by Rekers and Lovaas (1974), which sought to "normalize" a young boy's sex-role behavior. The reasons given for treatment and the treatment itself are questioned. The ethical implications of the treatment and its outcome are then discussed, and alternative treatment procedures are suggested. Finally, the experimenters' description of the feminine sex-role is criticized.

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