NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Farago, Flora; Eggum-Wilkens, Natalie D.; Zhang, Linlin – Youth & Society, 2021
In Eastern Uganda, 201 adolescents aged 11- to 17-years old (48% girls; M[subscript age] = 14.62) answered close- and open-ended questions about gender stereotypes of domestic and recreational activities and gender-role attitudes about women's behavior, rights, and roles. Adolescents answered questions such as "who is more likely to . .…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Sex Stereotypes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Barker, Gary; Loewenstein, Irene – Youth & Society, 1997
Qualitative research with 127 low-income young men and women, aged 14 to 30, in Rio de Janeiro found rigid gender roles with males displaying widespread "machista" attitudes (an exaggerated deep structure of masculinity) and acceptance of violence against women that was greater in low-income urban areas. Implications for working with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries