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Attitudes Toward Women Scale  

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  • The Attitudes Toward Women Scale (AWS), developed by Janet T. Spence and Robert Helmreich in the early 1970s, measures attitudes about the rights and roles of women—relative to men—in occupational, educational, and relational domains. As an attitude measure focusing on gender roles, the AWS assesses opinions about the behavioral patterns deemed appropriate for men and women in society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Attitudes Toward Women Scale]

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