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- Title
Computational Analysis of "Stereotypes as Cause of Gender Inequality": A Study of Universities of South Punjab, Pakistan.
- Authors
Hussain, Sidra; Habib, Basit; Akhter, Javaid
- Abstract
The study examines the stereotypes as the root cause of inequality. With very little variances, all people were disturbed by stereotypes. The focal point of research was to find relationship between stereotype and inequality. The main objective of this study was to explore its impact of stereotypes on females such as access of female to public sphere, impact of media in regard to stereotypes, and the causes of inequality. A self-administrated questionnaire consisting of both open ended and close ended structure was used to engender the response from 200 students of universities of South Punjab in Pakistan. The convenience/haphazard sampling technique were used to collect data. Results indicated that rigid stereotypes have significant impact on females. And it is root cause of inequality between sexes in Pakistani society. It has bad effect on thinking, behaviors, values and customs of Pakistani society. Media and literature had play negative role in this regard. Eradication of these stereotypes is impossible. But these can be modified by giving awareness and education to people and by changing the pattern of socialization.
- Subjects
PUNJAB (Pakistan); STEREOTYPES; EQUALITY; GENDER inequality; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 2014, Vol 34, Issue 2, p473
- ISSN
2074-2061
- Publication type
Article