[ survey of the male and female students1 attitude toward the gender role in the schools of IIam]

ABSTRACT

The training and inoculation of stereotypic roles by family, school and mass media may affect the attitude of both sexes toward their roles. The basic principle which is raised today is not the sex difference between girls and boys, but their attitude toward their sex role in a way the girls are satisfied of being female and the boys are satisfied of being male which will lead to their mental health. The aim of this study was indicating the male and female student's attitude toward their sex role and the opposite sex. In a descriptive - analytic survey - 402 highest grade students [206 boys and 196 girls] of elementary, guidance, high school and collage institute of Ham were selected through cluster and simple random sampling. Sample size in mind than a good attitude and accuracy rate of 50% was estimated five hundredth. The data were gathered through answering a questionnaire. The gathered data were analyzed via SPSS computer software by descriptive method. Overall, 74% of students have positive attitude toward their Gender