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In_an investigation of the socioeconomic and demographic correlates of sex role attitudes _ among black Americans, four sex role attitude items were analyzed. Two tapped attitudes toward familial division of labor, one addretsed perceptions of the consequences of women working, and one addressed attitudes toward motherhood. Eight background variables were included in the analysis: age, education, household income, region of residence, religiosity, and marital, job, and parental status. Findings documented a great deal of support for egalitarianism among black Americans, both men and women. Generally, the data showed support formore modern sex role norms in all areas except one--motherhood, which a large Majority of both sexes saw as the most fulfilling_role for women. Although there were sex differencet on the other three norms, they Were not as large as might be expected. Overall, the correlates an