Gender Identity of Men and Women in Metropolitan Tehran

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences. Alzahra University

2 MA in Women's Studies, Alzahra University

Abstract

 
The main goal oflhi, 'e'e"ch is 10 "ody 'he iden'ity and gend" in Ihe foem of gend" idem;'y among women and men re'iding in Tehcan. Gend" idenhly is a pe"on', own "n'e of idenhfioahon as male or female 'hat creates herlhis sense of femininity Or masculinity. Thi, study is a ,0'Yey re"Meh and Ihe data Was ooJieeted ",ing 'he qo,,'ionnaire. People above 15 yea" of age re'iding at 'he Me'mpoHlan Tehcan OOn,ti'o'e 'he popolation of thi, "ody. The "mple size i, 342 re'ponden~ who were mndomly cho"n 'hmogh """" "mpling method from three districts, 3, 11 and 18, of Tehran. Finding, indicate that gend" idenh'y is already fmmed among 'he re,ponden". Men compared '0 women have "rong" gend" idenhty and are ond" the impac, of thi, idenlity. A comp"i"n among 'he three di'''k', ,howed that re,iden', of di'''k, I 8 had "mng" gend" idemi'y.

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