| Abstract [eng] |
The perception of gender roles in the family of children with special needs is analyzed in the Master thesis. The hypothesis that families pass their stereotype attitudes towards the gender roles in the family is formed. Pupils with limited or mildly mental disabilities participated in the research the age of which is 12-17 years. In total 194 pupils were surveyed (89 girls and 105 boys). The questionnaire survey method analyzed how pupils perceive the gender roles in the family. While analyzing the data of the research the answers of boys and girls were compared. The statistical (descriptive statistics - percentage, t-Test, alpha factor) data analysis was performed. The empirical part deals with the students’ opinion on the roles of women and men in the family, features important for the woman and man; children’s duties in the family, peculiarities of girls and boys’ nurture (similarities and differences). The most important conclusions of the empirical research: 1. It was determined that the students who participated in the research are brought in the families which have a characteristic stereotype attitude towards the gender roles in the family: both the duties of parents and children are differentiated according to their gender; the girls are oriented towards the family, children upbringing and household and the boys are oriented to the physical work. 2. Parents encourage the behavior relevant to the gender of the child: they encourage and compliment girls for the behavior, features and works which are traditionally referred for women, and the boys are encouraged and praised for the features and works that are referred as the men’s. 3. Both the girls and boys classify sentimentality, tenderness, modesty and beauty as typically female features. There are not so many features important for the guys, except for some (bravery, determination, rationality). These data prove the stereotypes of gender roles in the family and gender constructs characteristic to the society. On the other hand, a part of pupils consider some features as universal, important for both men and women; and that shows that in some way the stereotypes of gender constructs intersect as some of these features were traditionally referred as female. 4. The hypothesis was proved – children soak up the stereotype images of gender roles through observation, imitation, encouragement and punishment system. |
