The study-consisted of a survey questioning the respondents perceived social problems and issues facing women. The questionnaire was given to both Indian and African college students in Durban, South Africa. It was hypothesized that the Indian women would fit Rossi's Assimilationist Model of feminism. This was supported. It was also predicted that Assimilationist feminists would be more likely to name a women's issue when questioned about social problems. The opposite was found to be true. A much stronger relationship was found when race was used instead of the feminist model. Africans were much more likely to name women's issues with regard to family interpersonal relationships when questioned about social problems than were the Indian women. The latter listed structural issues such as poverty and race relations. One explanation could be that family issues are much more salient for Africans and structural issues are important to Indian women. / Department of Sociology
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/185737 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Creators | Rich, Lisa D. |
| Contributors | Ball State University. Dept. of Sociology., Tamney, Joesph B. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 33 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | f-sa--- |
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