Sex roles and attitudes toward gender roles of people with higher education

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the research of relation of sex and gender roles, more precisely, how much the degree of egalitarianism in attitudes toward gender roles depends on the category and the level of adopted sex role. The sample included 236 subjects of both sexes with high education between the ages of 25 to 65, in central and south Serbia. For the evaluation of gender role BSRI (Bem) was used and for egalitarianism in attitudes SRES (Raboteg-Šarić, Ravlić). The results show that egalitarianism of attitudes is positively correlated with femininity (p<0.01) and negatively with masculinity (p<0.05). The adoption of androgyne sex role is evident in men (p<0.01) and the adoption of feminine but also of masculine role in women which correlates positively with egalitarianism in attitudes (p<0.05). Younger respondents show more femininity and more egalitarianism, but also androgyny which correlates negatively with egalitarianism (p<0.05). Considering the location of respondents we found that those who grew up in urban areas show greater egalitarianism in attitudes (p<0.01), but greater masculinity as well (p<0.05). [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 179002]

Keywords

• sex roles
• gender roles
• attitudes