A first approximation to the relationship between 18 attitudes toward career and marriage and the life styles of 1237 girls and young women (67% of those sought). Cross-sectional representation of the developmental stages of early adolescence, adolescence and young adulthood. Life style represented by: (1) high school curriculum elected; and (2) plan for education, career and marriage throughout a decade ahead. Effect of attitude towards career and marriage differs in the 3 developmental stages. A pseudo-career drive seems to appear in some women during early adolescence. Major attitudinal themes affecting life style during early maturation are (in order of importance): (1) woman's impression of the male's reaction to the use of her intelligence; (2) struggle over the possible position of dominance of men at work and the "place" of women at home; (3) conflict between family and work demands upon the time of a wife and mother; (4) dilemmas of timing in dating and marriage; and (5) issues in acceptance of the general outline of the feminine role.
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