Abstract
This thesis investigates how the family and the media function in the socialization process. More specifically, how these agents of socialization interact to affect how a female forms her gender-role values. The sample consisted of both college and non-college females to determine how education would influence one's acceptance or rejection of the gender-role values that are transmitted by both the family and the media. 18 women were interviewed (10 college, 8 non-college). The questions of this study were designed to establish the extent to which the family and the media had influenced a female's gender-role values. These questions focused specifically on how gender-roles were defined in one's family, family relationships, interaction with media, and one's opinions on the media. Results revealed that there were a number of inconsistencies in the data. While there were a number of additional findings, this study was inconclusive. If the significance of this relationship is to be established, future research must employ a more effective research instrument, such as a longitudinal study which observes females from childhood to young adulthood .
Advisor
Horowitz, Sheryl
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Abud, Janice, "How the Family and the Media Interact to Influence a Female's Gender-Role Values" (1994). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 5583.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/5583
Publication Date
1994
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 1994 Janice Abud