Development of Gender Role Attitude among Rural and Urban Children: A Gender Study

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Pratibha Sharma, Asha Chawla Thakral, and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana, Punjab)

At two years old, kids start to become aware of sex-role stereotypes, and there is a favourable correlation between this information and kids’ comprehension of gender identity. When a youngster is three years old, gender differences begin to show. These distinctions get more noticeable as they age. Today’s parenting and education place a growing emphasis on helping kids develop gender-neutral attitudes. By allowing kids to pursue a wide range of hobbies and activities without being constrained by social expectations, this method seeks to disrupt established gender stereotypes. The present study, titled “Development of Gender Role Attitude among Rural and Urban Children: A gender study” investigated the locale differences in gender role attitudes among 240 children (120 boys & 120 girls) in both rural and urban primary and senior secondary schools of Punjab state. Data on the socio-personal information of the children were collected using a self-structured general information sheet. The study utilized a self-structured gender role attitude scale to assess the levels of gender role attitudes among the children. The results depicted that a significant proportion of the children fell within the transitional category of gender role attitudes, followed by the egalitarian category. Data revealed that the likelihood of transitional and egalitarian gender role attitudes in children living in urban areas was higher.