How Common is Gender Stereotyping among Rural Adolescents? : A Study from Western Maharashtra | Chapter 2 | Research Developments in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 10

 The present stage assessed stances toward women, gender standarding, and gender biases between rural juveniles. Gender stereotyping plays a vital part in vocational selections. Stereotyping is "An oversimplified perception or birth, especially of men or social groups”.We attended a cross-sectional study on 826 rural teenagers from Sept. 2016 to Aug. 2017. Statistical Analysis used explanatory statistics, the u.s. city-square, and the Mann-Whitney U tests.The mean age of 826 participants was 13.99 years, accompanying 297 (36%) males. There was a meaningful correlation betwixt all the scales and gender (p<0.05), with better stances among women. The participants were more inclined have a positive view toward women (83.9%) and have a definite view toward crime against daughters (79.1%). However, the majority of them had manlike bias (58.6%) and gender standarding (54.6%).  Even though adolescents had a more certain view of women generally, masculine bias is still a serious issue.

Author(s) Details:

Vivek Baliram Waghachavare,
Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College & Hospital, Sangli, India.

Girish Bhimrao Dhumale,
Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College & Hospital, Sangli, India.

Jitesh Hanmantrao Kadam,
Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College & Hospital, Sangli, India.

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