backgrounds: this study tries to detect gender stereotypes in the fictions of jalal-e al-e-ahmad (iranian writer). . gender stereotypes are defined as personal beliefs about gender differences in traits and behavior, largely attributable to socialization. in fact, gender stereotypes are fixed ideas about men’s and women’s traits and capabilities and how people should behave, based on their gend...

We conducted a qualitative study to explore the pathways by which traditional gender roles may ultimately affect Vietnamese women's interpretation of sexually transmitted disease (STD) symptoms and health-seeking strategies. Data on gender roles, perceptions of types of sexual relationships, perceptions of persons with STDs, and STD patient experiences were gathered through in-depth interviews ...

Research suggests that women, but not men, manifest gender-biased expectations of altruism: while women expect other women to be more altruistic, men expect women to be as generous as men. Do adolescents expect women and men to behave differently regarding altruism? I analyse adolescents’ gender beliefs about altruism using a modified Dictator Game. Results indicate that adolescents believe tha...

This chapter addresses work 'segregation' by sex in the cultural industries. We outline some of the main forms this takes, according to our observations: the high presence of women in marketing and public relations roles; the high numbers of women in production co-ordination and similar roles; the domination of men of more prestigious creative roles; and the domination by men of technical jobs....

Dagfinn Aune*, Alvaro Ronco, Paolo Boffetta, Hugo Deneo-Pellegrini, Enrique Barrios, Giselle Acosta, Maria Mendilaharsu, Eduardo De Stefani Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, Norway Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway Departamento de Epidemiologıa y Metodos Cientıficos, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Latinoamericano de Economıa Humana (CLAEH), Montevideo, Uruguay Int...

along history, women were under hard afflicting oppressions and injustices. the rights women benefit today, is the result of the struggle of great people who did hard attempts for women’s rights. on this way, not only were women after social equality, but also some men worked following the same goal. so, the present paper considers the feministic opinions of john stein beck, the male worldwide ...