How Common is Gender Stereotyping among Rural Adolescents? : A Study from Western Maharashtra
Research Developments in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 10,
25 May 2023
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Page 15-24
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rdmms/v10/4689B
Abstract
The present chapter assessed attitudes toward women, gender stereotyping, and gender biases among rural adolescents. Gender stereotyping plays a vital role in vocational choices. Stereotyping is "An oversimplified perception or conception, especially of persons or social groups”.
We conducted a cross-sectional study on 826 rural adolescents from Sept. 2016 to Aug. 2017. Statistical Analysis used descriptive statistics, the chi-square, and the Mann-Whitney U tests.
The mean age of 826 participants was 13.99 years, with 297 (36%) males. There was a significant correlation between all the scales and gender (p<0.05), with better attitudes among females. The participants were more likely to have a positive view toward women (83.9%) and have a positive view toward crime against women (79.1%). However, the majority of them had masculine bias (58.6%) and gender stereotyping (54.6%). Even though adolescents had a more positive view of women generally, gender bias is still a serious issue.
- Adolescents
- gender bias
- attitudes
- stereotyping
- India