Abstract
While the biological differences accepted by the individuals themselves are seen as sex differences, at the point of socializing the society culture, the differences in the ways of behavior, emotion, and role which are taught are seen as 'acceptable' according to the sex are seen as gender role differences. This study aimed to investigate the pedagogical formation students' attributions towards gender concept and to determine the definitions oriented to the 'gender' regarding sex. The study was designed in the frame of qualitative research. The study group consisted of 156 participants. As data collection instruments, semi-structured interview form was used and the data evaluated with content analysis. Findings indicated that for both male and female participants the themes like 'work/mother/father', 'traditions' and 'male superiority' came into prominence. For female participants, it went in turn as 'stress/violence' and 'insignificance' themes; for male participants it followed as 'discrimination', 'inequality', 'stress/violence' and 'insignificance' themes.
Highlights
Scientists, for hundreds of years, have been made researches on classifications based on some physical, psychological, cultural, cognitive etc. features in order to understand and know humans
Even if the constitution of the Republic of Turkey shows its commitment with signing several agreements, contracts and commitments such as some national regulations like the constitution of elementary school numbered 1793, Civil Code; and international ones like the Contract of avoiding Every Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW, 1985), Beijing Declaration and Action Plan (1995), the Contract of Children Rights (1995), International Labor Organization (ILO), Contracts and Century Development Goals (2000), European Social Charter; it still cannot reach the desired level on the equality between men and women
At the first chapter of the interview form, the sex and faculty information of the participants were asked and at the second chapter, only one question ‘What do you understand from gender?’ was asked
Summary
Scientists, for hundreds of years, have been made researches on classifications based on some physical, psychological, cultural, cognitive etc. features in order to understand and know humans. The stereotypes (Kağıtçıbaşı, 2013) that stated as a summary of the information obtained about certain groups are determiner on sex. The development level of a society is measured with the rights given to males and females. Even if the constitution of the Republic of Turkey shows its commitment with signing several agreements, contracts and commitments such as some national regulations like the constitution of elementary school numbered 1793, Civil Code; and international ones like the Contract of avoiding Every Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW, 1985), Beijing Declaration and Action Plan (1995), the Contract of Children Rights (1995), International Labor Organization (ILO), Contracts and Century Development Goals (2000), European Social Charter; it still cannot reach the desired level on the equality between men and women
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