{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Males Dance/Movement Therapists.</span></p> <p>This study describes the reasons why there are so few males in the field of dance/movement therapy and examines the experience of males who do enter the field. The literature review covers an historical perspective of the occupational segregation of the field; a description of what dance/movement therapy entails; studies of various gender differences; sex role identity and sex role strain theory; a review of the experiences of men in nursing; and a survey of the attitudes of female dance/movement therapists toward male dance/movement therapists.</p> <p>It was hypothesized that the main deterrents to males entering the field of dance/movement therapy lie outside of any resistance they may encounter from females in the field. The primary deterrents are hypothesized to be sociocultural and economic and are believed to result in strain on males in the field.</p> <p>Questionnaires were sent out to 42 male dance/movement therapists and graduate students. Twenty were completed and returned in time to be used in the present study. Results support the notion that male and female dance/movement therapists have a generally positive relationship. Primary sources of strain are related to occupational status, income, lack of male colleagues and the profession being perceived as violating the male sex role. Primary deterrents to males entering the field appear to be the lack of males with any experience in dance or movement as creative expression. This too appears to be due to sex role socialization and the low status of art in our culture.</p> <p>Recommendations are given about what the profession of dance/movement therapy can do to increase the numbers of men in the field in the long and short term.</p>"}