Views on gender roles of university students

Authors

  • Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz Mersin Universitesi
  • Simge Zeyneloğlu Gaziantep Üniversitesi
  • Semra Kocaöz Niğde Üniversitesi
  • Sezer Kısa Gazi Üniversitesi
  • Lale Taşkın HacettepeÜniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümü
  • Kafiye Eroğlu Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümü University Faculty of Health Science

Keywords:

Gender, gender roles, work and social life, marriage and family life, university students.

Abstract

Abtract

Aim: This study was conducted with the aim to determine point of view of final-year university students at Hacettepe University on gender roles regarding work life, social life, marriage and family life.

Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was applied to a total of 448 students including 250 females and 198 males.

Results: The results of the study reveal that views of students on gender roles related to work life, social life, marriage and family life exhibit statistically significant differences among the sexes for most of the statements given.

Conclusions: It was identified that male students have more traditional views on gender roles related to work and marriage life. It was identified that female and male students have more egalitarian views on gender roles related to social and family life. The results of the study are important in that views on gender roles are revealed among most university students. The finding that university students still have a traditional perspective on social gender roles indicates that universities has failed to a certain degree in achieving its goal toward educating intellectual and open-minded individuals, and it reveals the need for sensitiveness in equality of gender roles besides the acquirement of professional knowledge.

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Author Biographies

Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz, Mersin Universitesi

Mersin University School of Health MSN, PhD, RN Research Assistant

Simge Zeyneloğlu, Gaziantep Üniversitesi

Gaziantep University School of Health
MSN, PhD, RN
Research Assistant

Semra Kocaöz, Niğde Üniversitesi

Niğde University Zübeyde Hanım School of Health
MSN, PhD, RN

Sezer Kısa, Gazi Üniversitesi

Niğde University Zübeyde Hanım School of Health
MSN, PhD, RN

Lale Taşkın, HacettepeÜniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümü

Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Science

MSN, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

Kafiye Eroğlu, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümü University Faculty of Health Science

Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Science

MSN, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

Published

2009-05-12

How to Cite

Vefikuluçay Yılmaz, D., Zeyneloğlu, S., Kocaöz, S., Kısa, S., Taşkın, L., & Eroğlu, K. (2009). Views on gender roles of university students. Journal of Human Sciences, 6(1), 775–792. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/697

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Medicine