Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee

This study seeks to investigate sex differences in male and female undergraduates attitudes and aspirations in the areas of education, career and marriage/parenthood. A sample of 30 respondents were interviewed with the use of a structured interview-questionnaire. This was carried out during a chris...

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Main Author: Loh , Ann Swee
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Published: 1980
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description This study seeks to investigate sex differences in male and female undergraduates attitudes and aspirations in the areas of education, career and marriage/parenthood. A sample of 30 respondents were interviewed with the use of a structured interview-questionnaire. This was carried out during a christian champ held in Cameron Highlands in April/May 1979. The sample was divided into males (n=15) and females (n=15). Many western studies in the areas mentioned have already been carried out and it would be interesting to see how the western findings fit into the Malaysian schme of things. Most of the findings in this study actually do support the western studies. Analysis of the results shows that more men than women tend to have higher aspiration both in academic work as well as in their careers. Women are also both in academic work as well as in their careers. Women are also perceived to be less intelligent but more diligent than men. Both males and females consider the wife’s career to be less important than the husband’s and that the wife’s main concern should be in the family. Many of the views put forward were typically sex-stereotyped.
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spelling um-108372020-02-20T00:25:00Z Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee Loh , Ann Swee H Social Sciences (General) HQ The family. Marriage. Woman This study seeks to investigate sex differences in male and female undergraduates attitudes and aspirations in the areas of education, career and marriage/parenthood. A sample of 30 respondents were interviewed with the use of a structured interview-questionnaire. This was carried out during a christian champ held in Cameron Highlands in April/May 1979. The sample was divided into males (n=15) and females (n=15). Many western studies in the areas mentioned have already been carried out and it would be interesting to see how the western findings fit into the Malaysian schme of things. Most of the findings in this study actually do support the western studies. Analysis of the results shows that more men than women tend to have higher aspiration both in academic work as well as in their careers. Women are also both in academic work as well as in their careers. Women are also perceived to be less intelligent but more diligent than men. Both males and females consider the wife’s career to be less important than the husband’s and that the wife’s main concern should be in the family. Many of the views put forward were typically sex-stereotyped. 1980 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/10837/1/loh_ann_swee.pdf Loh , Ann Swee (1980) Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee. Undergraduates thesis, University of Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/10837/
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Loh , Ann Swee
Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee
title Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee
title_full Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee
title_fullStr Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee
title_full_unstemmed Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee
title_short Sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / Loh Ann Swee
title_sort sex differences in undergraduates academic and career aspirations and attitude towards marriage and parenthood / loh ann swee
topic H Social Sciences (General)
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
url http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/10837/
http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/10837/1/loh_ann_swee.pdf