This study examines gender differences in the perception and utilization of social support in traditional female- and male workplaces. This study confirms results from earlier studies which suggest that there are gender differences. The survey instrument measures four types of social support: informational, instrumental, appraisal and emotional among 314 working women and men. Women report higher levels of social support on all four types. There is a significant difference in instrumental support between women working in female dominated workplaces compared to men working in male-dominated workplaces and between some of the trades. Otherwise no significant differences were found.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hv-1274 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Rutkowski, Gunilla, Sahlin, Eva |
| Publisher | Högskolan Väst, Institutionen för individ och samhälle, Högskolan Väst, Institutionen för individ och samhälle, Trollhättan |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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