1Master’s Student, Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Sociology, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
In order to promote gender equality, it is necessary to understand people’s attitude and reasoning regarding-gender roles. The present study attempted to examine the factors that contribute in shaping the attitude of University students towards gender roles. For this purpose, a survey was conducted by taking a sample of 200 Punjabi students (100 females and 100 males) aged between 20 and 28 years from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Purposive and random sampling methods were used. The study revealed that factors such as birth-order, mother’s education, social interaction and involvement in extra-curricular activities were found to have-a positive and significant correlation with the gender role attitude of the respondents. Contrastingly, factors-such as age, gender socialization by parents and gender discriminatory experiences faced by the students had-a negative impact on their attitude. Furthermore, parenting type of the parents and caste of the respondents-had a significant association with the gender role attitude of the respondents. The study suggested that mother’s-education of students may be considered as a critical step towards nurturing gender sensitized society along-with encouraging students about social interaction and active involvement in extra-curricular activities.
Education, Gender, Modernization, Training
