| Influences of A Liberal Science Class Formed Integrated Gender Perspective Through Exploration of Human Nature Based on Evolutionary Science on the Gender Role Stereotypes of College Students |
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Shin Chu Og, Chang Soo Chul, Jung Hee Sung |
| 진화과학에 근거한 인간본성의 탐구로 자연과학과 사회과학을 통합한 성 관점을 형성하는 교양과학수업이 대학생의 성역할고정관념에 미치는 영향 |
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신주옥, 장수철, 성정희 |
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| Abstract |
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The purpose of this study is to learn about the liberal science class for exploring human nature based on evolutionary science that is appropriate for the formation of integrated gender perspective by integrating natural and social sciences, and for the formation of affirmative gender identity and gender equality values for the college students. For this reason, the acceptance levels regarding the evolutionary scientific world view and gender stereotypes of students according to their gender, age, course, religion, and gender identity were investigated before and after attending the class.
The degree of acceptance of the evolutionary scientific world view by the male students was greater than that of the female students. Furthermore, it did not differ significantly based on age, and it had the highest tendency in the masculine stereotype. It was also greater in the natural/health sciences students than that of the humanities/social sciences students. However, the degree of acceptance of the evolutionary scientific world view increased significantly in all the students without gender, age, major, or gender identity distinction after attending the class. In addition, the Christians were more resistant to accepting the evolutionary scientific world view than the Atheists.
The gender stereotype of male students have exhibited a higher tendency than that of the female students in the home areas, capacity and role factors, factors associated with male-centered work areas, as well as the role and capacity factors, and antifeminism factor of the social and cultural areas. Meanwhile, the gender stereotypes of female students have a higher tendency than that of the male students in the equality policy factor and atypical factors of the work areas, as well as the equality and cultural policy oriented factors. After attending the class, the gender stereotypes of the entire female students and humanities/social sciences female students have increased significantly in the factors associated with the power relations system in work areas, and that both sexes have increased significantly in the role and capacity factors of the work areas.
There are no differences between gender role stereotypes based on age in the work areas and the social and cultural areas. However, the gender role stereotype of the younger female students exhibited a higher tendency with regard to power relations institutional factors, and the younger male students exhibited a higher tendency with regard to the capacity factors and patriarchal factors of the home areas. In both gender, the role stereotypes of humanities/social sciences students exhibited a higher tendency in the power relations institutional factors, while the natural/health sciences students exhibited a higher tendency in the patriarchal factors of the home areas. The natural/health sciences male students and humanities/social sciences female students exhibited a higher tendency in the antifeminism factor. After attending the class, the humanities/social sciences female students in the power relations and institutional factors increased significantly, while the natural/health sciences male students decreased significantly in the patriarchal factors and antifeminism factors. In addition, the natural/health sciences female students increased significantly in the equality policy factor of the work areas.
The gender role stereotypes of the Christians were higher than that of the Atheists with regard to the role and capacity factors of all areas and the media commercialization gender factor. Moreover, the gender role stereotypes of the Christian male students were higher than that of the Atheist male students in the patriarchal factors, while the gender role stereotypes of the Christian female students were higher than that of the Atheist female students in the antifeminism factors. |
| Key Words:
Liberal science, evolutionary science, human nature, integrated gender perspective, gender identity, gender role stereotypes |
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