Abstract
Violence against women occurs due to societal Patriarchal gender norms. Gender attitudes and roles are usually learned in childhood. Literature have identified that young youth learn and accept masculine and feminine behaviors from their peers. This research recognize the gender attitude among them to understand for the prevention of violence.
Sigma Membership
Rho Delta
Lead Author Affiliation
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Gender Norms, Gender Attitude, Youth Violence
Recommended Citation
Ali, Tazeen Saeed; Karmaliani, Rozina; and McFarlane, Judith M., "Attitude toward gender roles and violence against women and girls (VAWG): Baseline findings of RCT" (2017). Convention. 383.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/presentations_2017/383
Conference Name
44th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
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Attitude toward gender roles and violence against women and girls (VAWG): Baseline findings of RCT
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Violence against women occurs due to societal Patriarchal gender norms. Gender attitudes and roles are usually learned in childhood. Literature have identified that young youth learn and accept masculine and feminine behaviors from their peers. This research recognize the gender attitude among them to understand for the prevention of violence.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.