The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between husbands' and wives' perceptions of changing sex-role attitudes, division of household labor, decision-making, and to determine to what extent these perceptions varied as a function of sex, race, age, and socio-economic status. The study also examined the normative pressures for women to work for pay to determine the extent these pressures varied as a function of race The sample consisted of 922 married persons ranging in age from 20-77 and residing in the City of New Orleans. The sample comprised two major racial groups: Caucasian (49.3 percent) and Black (48.7 percent) The findings showed respondents' sex-role attitudes differed by race and age. Their perceptions of the division of household labor differed as a function of race and sex. However, respondents' perceptions of household decision-making differed as a function of sex and age Black females experienced greater normative pressures to work for pay than white ones
