Attitude towards Woman among Rural and Urban Males of Different Age Groups

Abstract

Attitude refers to beliefs and feelings about a person or event and the resulting support or opposition to those. Taken together, favorable or unfavorable reactions – whether exhibited in beliefs, feelings, or inclinations to act – define a person‟s attitude towards something. The objective of present study was to understand the attitudes of men towards women. Under this broad theme the study focused on different age groups of men (adolescents, adult and old age) to assess men‟s attitude towards women in general. The study revolves around two important areas, i.e., rural and urban male and their attitude towards women. The sample size of present research was 60 males. The sample consists of 30 each from rural and urban males of different age groups (adolescents: 15-25, adult: 26-35, old: 36-45). Results indicated there is significant difference between rural and urban males of different age groups on attitude towards women.

 

Keywords: Attitude towards women, Male, Rural, Urban.