This study focused on the relationship of five variables: rape myth acceptance, attitudes toward rape victims, sex roles, authoritarianism, and Christian fundamentalism. Also, differences between men and women were compared. The study was conducted at East Tennessee State University, and 100 people participated. Contrary to past research, Christian fundamentalism was not a significant predictor of rape myth acceptance or attitudes towards rape victims, but there were significant relationships between all of the other variables. Men were found to be more accepting of rape myths and had a more negative view of rape victims than did women. Implications of these findings, future research ideas, and possible rape-awareness educational programs are discussed.

The analogue study was designed to extend previous research on clinical sex-role stereotyping of individual clients into the realm of marital counseling. The effects of clinician and couple sex-role style and type of marital problem on clinical judgements of couples was examined through ratings of four audiotaped couples constructed from two scripts depicting either couple financial or sexual problems. Each script produced both a stereotypical and counterstereotypical sex-role styled couple through reversal of spouse verbalizations. A sample of 40 (32 male, 8 female) practicing doctorate-level psychologists rated either two stereotypical or two counterstereotypical couples for level of maladjustment, need for treatment, and prognosis. Individual spouse ratings were also obtained to examine client gender effects.

在以性別作為主要分眾依據的時尚雜誌中，男性與女性時尚雜誌對於不同性別的人物報導呈現方式有何差異？本研究引用角色理論、刻板印象概念相關之論述，對時尚雜誌中的封面，以及人物報導文章中的標題、圖片與文字描述等作量化式的內容分析，以探究時尚雜誌中性別角色描繪的區隔方式。 結果顯示男性雜誌中的男性人物通常被賦予嚴謹、理性印象，並且透過與女性化關聯意涵的隔離，刻畫一具「絕對的男子氣概」角色形象；男性雜誌中的女性角色則以表面化、簡單化、帶性意涵的方式呈現，職業角色極微，以符合刻板化典範的策略呈現之。 女性雜誌中的男性性別角色呈現，能允許部分非慣俗刻板印象，但僅限於外顯行為，大部分內容仍為刻板印象的複製；女性雜誌中的女性角色則相對能夠包容最多非刻板印象的角色呈現，內在部分刻畫具嚴謹性，職業形象鮮明，然外在描述則仍著重服裝、外貌身材部分，強調女性氣質，兩造形象的結合實為回應時尚雜誌商業訴求下的女性角色呈現模式。 研究建議後續相關的研究方向應可納入雜誌編輯的意見，以利更加明確的瞭解時尚雜誌行文編輯中運用以描繪性別角色之策略；另外，對閱聽人解讀效果的研究也利綜覽整個時尚雜誌性別角色呈現的傳播過程及其影響。 / To realize the differences of sex roles displayed between men's and women's fashion magazine, this study analyzed the headlines, pictures and contents in the interview articles of famous persons in both men's and women's magazines by quantitative content analysis. Based on the role theory, concepts of stereotype, and theories of communication, the study investigated how fashion magazines try to make distinction between male and female characters. The results of this study suggest 4 conclusions. 1) In men's magazines, male character is often described as serious and rational. Besides, by segregating from any feminine inference, men's magazines portray male character as "absolute masculinity". 2) In men's magazines, female character is simplified, and implied with sexual meaning. Moreover, female's occupational role is rarely mentioned, which is a strategy following stereotyped paradigm. 3) In women's magazines, male character is allowed to show part of unaccustomed image, but only limited to outward behaviors. Most contents still reproduce stereotyped sex roles. 4) Compared with men's magazines, women's magazines tend to grant the female character most non-stereotyped images in their displays. Internally, the female character is often described as staid and professional, while the external focus still centers on dressing, appearances and body shape. In effect, combining these two dimensions above is the strategy adopted by women's fashion magazines in order to fulfill commercial requests. This study also points out some potential issues for following researches. For example, the opinions of magazine editors could be involved to deepen the understanding of the sex-role displaying strategies. Moreover, exploring the effects of audience's interpretation also helps to overview the whole communicating process of sex-role concepts between readers and fashion magazines, and its upcoming influence.

Syftet med studien är att utifrån Maria Nikolajevas feministiska narratologi uppmärksamma och undersöka stereotypa könsroller i serien 13 Reasons Why. Dessa stereotypa könsroller analyseras med hjälp av en genusteori kring det sociala könet som socialt konstruerat som feminina och maskulina karaktärsdrag. Undersökningen bygger på en narratologisk analys som utgår ifrån fokalisering (synvinkel) och genuslekt (studier i språket relaterat till kön) och studerar därmed hur kön presenteras genom olika berättarperspektiv och språkmönster. Materialet som ligger till grund för undersökningen är serien 13 Reasons Why, som visualiserar könsstereotypa situationer som ligger till grund för undersökningens analys. Analysen visar att serien är starkt influerad av feminina och maskulina karaktärsdrag och att språket i serien innehåller stora könsskillnader. Vidare styrker studien tidigare forskning om kvinnan som objekt, eftersom det genom tv-seriens val av fokalisering är tydligt att flickorna är de som är betraktade i samtligt analyserade scener. Detta är problematiskt eftersom det frångår skolans mål om att elever ska uppmuntras att finna sin unika egenart utan fördomar om kvinnligt och manligt och påverkar deras bild av hur flickor och pojkar bör vara.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gladys Janeth Rios Palacio.pdf: 2390945 bytes, checksum: a838ebe662187c98807af2c8db27ee56 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-10-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research aims to understand the subjective narrative of young women, who live in republics of the city of São Paulo, regarding love relationships with men. The study considers the values, the gains and conflicts experienced and the appreciations that a women have on themselves, on affective partners and on loving relations. It is based on concepts of analytical psychology as animus, shadow and persona, and in the contributions of psychologists and sociologists about intimacy, pure relationships and the liquid relations. In the research process are used a qualitative method e tools such as a semi-structured interviews and a thematic design with a story. These techniques are applied individually with 12 single women in the age range of 21 to 36 years who study and/or work. An analysis of the stories and drawings reveals some polarities that form a loving relationships and clarifying the values, gains and conflicts, such as: unity separation, conjugality individuality, sex love, differentiation projection, affinity differences, ideals loss and sharing freedom. The self-image integrates the traditional roles of caring woman responsible for the success of the relationship with the modern heroine capable of builds his identity and choosing how to live their loving intimacy. The image of the partner contains a loving man and a man who do not wish to engage affectively. The ideal relationship of these modern women is not based on romance or relationship without commitment, but the psychological relationship that involving the conscious integration of opposites, although they experiences dilemmas in this process / A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo compreender o relato subjetivo de mulheres jovens que moram em repúblicas na cidade de São Paulo a respeito das relações amorosas com os homens. O estudo considera os valores, a percepção dos ganhos e os conflitos experimentados e as avaliações que as mulheres realizam sobre si mesmas, sobre os parceiros e sobre os vínculos afetivos. Fundamenta-se em conceitos da psicologia analítica como animus, sombra e persona, e nos aportes de psicólogos e sociólogos sobre a intimidade, o relacionamento puro e as relações liquidas. Utiliza um método qualitativo e instrumentos como a entrevista semiestruturada e o Desenho temático com uma história. Os instrumentos são aplicados individualmente a 12 mulheres solteiras de faixa etária entre 21 e 36 anos que estudam e/ou trabalham. A análise dos relatos e desenhos mostra algumas polaridades que configuram as relações amorosas e elucidam os valores, ganhos e conflitos, tais como: união separação, conjugalidade individualidade, sexo amor, diferenciação projeção, afinidade diferenças, ideais perdas e partilha liberdade. Na imagem de si mesmas se integram os papéis tradicionais da mulher afetiva responsabilizada pelo sucesso do relacionamento com os da heroína moderna que constrói sua identidade e que escolhe como viver sua intimidade amorosa. Na imagem do parceiro se contrapõe um homem amoroso com um homem que não deseja envolver-se afetivamente. O relacionamento ideal dessas mulheres modernas não adere ao romantismo ou ao vínculo sem compromisso, mas ao relacionamento psicológico baseado na integração consciente dos opostos, embora experimente alguns dilemas nesse processo

本研究主要目的在探討外表、聲音與性別角色對異性吸引之影響，因此以呈現目標人物之照片、錄音帶及性別角色特質描述來操弄目標人物的外表吸引力（高、低）、聲音吸引力（高、低）及性別角色傾向（符合性別角色刻板印象、不符合性別角色刻板印象）三個獨變項，並以人際判斷量表為依變項，採用受試者間設計，請受試者對所呈現之目標人物作印象判斷，最後再將趼究結果進行統計分析，以了解受試者對異性吸引在此三項特徵上受影響的情形。 　　本研究之有效受試者為２８８位大專學生（包括政大與中國工商大專生，其男女生各１４４名），研究程序乃是請他們在看了目標人物的照片、聽了目標人物的聲音及看完同班同學對目標人物看法的描述後，以所發給的「人際判斷量表」對目標人物做一些印象判斷（實際目的則是測量其異性吸引程度）。 　　研究結果發現：（一）高外表吸引力或高聲音吸引力者較低外表吸引力或低聲音吸引力者顯著的引起男女生受試者較愉快的情緒經驗及較高的喜歡與交往的動機，亦即異性吸引程度較高。（二）「外表吸引力」與「聲音吸引力」有交互作用存在，且發現就男生受試者而言，「聲音吸引力」與「性別角色」二變項也有交互作用存在。（三）目標人物之不同性別角色特質描述對男女生受試者之情緒及異性吸引有不同的影響。就男生受試者而言，目標人物之性別角色特質描述符合性別角色刻板印象者較不符合性別角色刻板印象者引起受試者較愉快的情緒經驗及較高的喜歡與交往的動機；就女生受試者而言，則結果與男生正好相反，即目標人物之性別角色特質描述不符合性別角色刻板印象者較符合性別角色刻板印象者引起受試者較愉快的情緒經驗及較高的喜歡與交往的動機。（四）受試者的外表吸引力自評、聲音吸引力自評、性別角色刻板印象高低、是否已有男（女）朋友等干擾變項均不會影響目標人物之外表吸引力高低、聲音吸引力高低及性別角色傾向對異性吸引之影響效果。 　　本研究最後乃針對不符合假設之結之結果提出討論，並提出本研究之建議，以供未來研究、兩性關係的調適及教育輔導上之參考。 / This study examined the effects of physical attractive-ness,vocal attractiveness and sex-roles orientation on opposite-sex attraction. 288 subjects(144 male and144 female)were shown an opposite-sex target's photograph of high or low physical attractiveness,a tape of high or low vocal attractiveness,and a description of the target who appeared to be sex-role-congruent or incon-gruent in his(her) trait. Then subjects judged the target's attraction on the Interpersonal Judgment Scale. Result indicated that(1)high physically or vocally attractive evoked significantly more pleasant mood and greater attraction than low physically or vocally attractive target. (2)the interaction between physical attractiveness and vocal attractiveness was significant, and also found that the interaction between vocal attractiveness and sex-roles was significant for male subjects. (3)the target's different description of sex-roles evoked different effects for male and female subjects. For male subjects, the target's sex-role was congruous with sex-role stereotypes that evoked more pleasant mood and greater attraction than sex-role was not congruous with sex-role stereotypes. For female subjects, the target's sex-role was not congruous with sex-role stereotypes that evoked more pleasant mood and greater attraction than sex-role was congruous with sex-role ster-eotypes. (4)analysis did not reveal the impacts of self rating of subjects' own physical and vocal attractiveness, sex-role stereotypes, and whether had or not boyfriends (girlfriends) on opposite-sex attraction. The suggestions for further studies and implications of this study for our understanding of the effects of physical and vocal attrac-tiveness, and sex-roles on opposite-sex attraction are discussed.

This dissertation considers gender relations and intimacy in romantic relationships within the context of economic globalization and consumer culture. The aim was to explore how the economic structure of South African society and the culture of consumption that has accompanied this structure influence the way men and women view themselves and each other, and the impact this has on the relationships they form. Social Constructionism was used as a theoretical framework and specific attention was paid to the discourses evident in the speech of participants and the effects these discourses may have had on the formation of intimate bonds. Data was collected from young middle class women aged 18-25 using focus groups and individual, semi-structured interviews and was analysed using discourse analysis to explore the ways in which ideas of identity, self-worth, status and value shape these relationships. The following discourses were identified from the data: Men and women are different, Romantic relationships as a means to social inclusion/self-esteem, Love as a risk, Love as hard work and Physical attractiveness as necessary for romantic relationships. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2013.

The Gender Role Stress paradigm asserts that individuals experience distress when they cannot or do not want to live up to the roles prescribed to their gender, and this stress is related to Gender Role Ideology. Within American Christian culture, gender roles are socialized and shaped according to tradition and the Bible. To investigate the intersection of these factors, Christian adults will respond to questionnaires about their Gender Role Ideology, Gender Role Stress, and religiosity. Significant positive correlational relationships between Gender Role Ideology and Gender Role Stress, between religiosity and Gender Role Ideology, and between religiosity and Gender Role Stress are expected for both men and women. However, Gender Role Ideology is expected to partially mediate any relationship found between religiosity and Gender Role Stress. This will imply that for Christian individuals, religiosity and Christianity are related to Gender Role Stress but this relationship is dependent on an individual’s beliefs about gender roles. Implications and further directions are discussed, including spiritual gender role negotiation and the sanctification paradigm.

This study aims to explore how male auxiliary nurses relate with gender-coded norms and why they relate to these norms in their work at elderly-care, while also exploring what kind of masculine identities appear when they relate to the expected gender norm. The empirical material was gathered by using a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews with seven male auxiliary nurses from three different municipalities in Sweden. By using Connells (2008) masculinity-theory, where gender is seen as a process where the male body is regarded as an object and an acting organ which produces gender differences, this theory will help the essay understand the problems surrounding how the male auxiliaries’ nurses relate and negotiate with gender-coded norms in their work at elderly-care. This dynamic aspect of masculinity and the relation with the gender-structure will be used to examine how male auxiliary nurses relate and negotiating with different form of masculinities. The results of this study have showcased the evidently traditional gender norm that exists within this line of work, as the informants could relate to the pressure in maintaining their masculine identity. In some cases, the traditional gender norms have given the informants advantages and disadvantages which will be thoroughly explained later in the essay. The data ultimately showcased the dynamic and complex structure of masculinity, as male auxiliary nurses are expected to behave within the traditional forms of masculinity while also creating a new form of masculinity as they assume their “feminine” profession.

The purpose of the study was to identify the gender-related themes from a cultural discourse in order to determine how gender is constructed in African society. The study specifically examines the Maragoli Folktale. The Maragoli people mainly inhabit the western part of Kenya and are a sub-tribe of the larger Luhyia community. The Luhyia community is the second largest community in Kenya. The study attempts to uncover how gender is constructed through the examination of dominant themes, characterization, images, symbols, formulaic patterns and formalities of composition and performance in the Maragoli folktales at the time of performance. Based on an eclectic conceptual framework, the study takes into consideration gender theories, feminist literary perspectives, psychoanalysis and discourse analysis paradigms to critically examine the tales as a semiotic system of signification grounded within an African social cultural milieu. The folktales are analysed as a symbolic and ideological discourse of signs encoded by the performer and decoded by the audience at the time of performance. The study therefore situates the tale firmly at the time of performance, taking into consideration the interaction between the performer and the audience in the dissemination and internalization of gender ideology. While establishing that patriarchal structures and values are transmitted through the tales, the study also reveals the methods and interventions that the mainly female performers advance as active agents in their struggle for space within the culture. Women are, therefore, perceived as active agents of change and the folktale as a site from which gender ideology is discussed, contested and subverted. The study is based on a corpus of twenty (20) folktales collected from the Maragoli country in Western Province of Kenya (See maps, Appendix B.) The English versions of the tales appear in appendix A. / English Studies / D. Litt. et Phil. (English)