A study among male university students in eastern Turkey revealed varied views on gender roles, with 30.2% supporting women's employment and 56.9% advocating for gender equality. Conversely, a significant portion, 44.8%, approved of honor killings, and 37.1% believed that husbands could physically discipline their wives under certain conditions. The findings highlight a complex relationship between traditional views and modern expectations regarding women's rights and roles in family life.

1. Views of Male University Students About Social
Gender Roles; An Example from East of Turkey

2. Key terms
• Gender roles
• Women’s roles

3. Methods
• Questionaries (n= 116/191)
• Demographics
• Work life and Social life
• Family life and Marriage life

4. Results
• 30.2% of the male
students stated that
women could work in a
paid job
• 56.9% believed in
equality of women and
men, 44.8% approved
honor killing,
• 40.5% said the girls
should receive
education as far as they
can go,
• 54.3% said the role of
the women was to
“provide moral support
to their husband and
children”,

5. Results
• 37.1% stated that
husbands could beat
their wives under
certain circum- stances
• 52.6% said they
witnessed violence in
their family
• 51.7% said the
women’s environment
should be decided by
the spouses together
• 25% said the women
should engage in sexual
intercourse with their
spouses even if they did
not want to

6. They say a picture can speak a
thousand words, what does this say
to you?

7. REFERENCE
Journal of Family Violence; Oct2011, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p519