Kyla,+Amy,+Jacob,+Caroline

 **General Question:** How are gender roles viewed differently in different societies?  **Specific Question:** How do high school students view gender roles in relationships?

**Research Plan:** 1. Make a survey, about half a page long (around 8 questions) asking specific questions about which gender should do what in a relationship. The survey will not include the name of the survey taker in case being known might affect how they answer the questions.

 

2. Print out the survey to hand out. There should be about 60 surveys per school (60 for ISA, 60 for KIS, 60 for Korean public school-still unknown). 3. Translate the survey into Korean (This will be my (Kyla's) job) with help from a classmate. 4. Hand out surveys at the high schools (ISA, KIS, & Korean public school) to 10 students from each grade level (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th). In Korea I (Kyla) will bring a Korean speaker with me. 5. After getting the surveys back, tell the students why it was taken. We are doing this after the survey so that they won't change their answers from knowing it is for research purposes. 5. Share results between ISA and KIS researchers in the group. 6. Analyze the results and how they show differences between gender roles in Korean and American society.

 **Tentative Hypothesis:** High school students in Korea are more likely to have traditional views on gender roles than Americans.

 **Reasons For Tentative Hypothesis:** From speaking to various Korean students (granted they are from KIS), it seems as if Koreans and Americans have very different views of how relationships should work, with different etiquette. Koreans seem to move slower through relationships and take them more seriously. Also, from seeing Korean parents and couples around Seoul, the male usually seems to make decisions, but the female influences those decisions greatly. Americans appear to have more of an idea of equality and there is more of a feminist nature in more women.

**Literature Reviews:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Changes in the Status of Women in South Korea] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Geert Hofstede Cultural Insights] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|MALE AND FEMALE GENDER ROLES] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Perspectives from both males and females on gender roles.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|ROLES IN GAY RELATIONSHIPS] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">To provide perspective on homosexual relationships.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|GENDER STEREOTYPING] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Talks about the pros and cons of differing gender roles in the United States.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|CHANGING GENDER ROLES] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discusses changing gender roles at home and at work.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|GENDER AND GENDER ROLES] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Includes gender roles in history.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|GENDER ROLES AND DEGRADING WOMEN] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Talks about women's role in relationships.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|GENDER ROLE] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What a gender role is.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Potential Research Flaws/Problems:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Many people have been exposed to other cultures and their practices, so high school students may not have the same views as more traditional, older generations. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. It may be difficult to get to another Korean high school and be able to tell the students what I need them to do. (I'm probably going to need a translator.) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Depending on circumstance the student might feel differently than they usually would (e.g. going through a break-up). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Students will probably have different class schedules, therefore we may have to wait a while for students to get out of class. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. The surveyed is very biased towards heterosexual relationships.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Basic Data:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ISA (45 surveyed) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Females: 24 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Males: 21 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lee (45 surveyed) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Females: 27 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Males: 18 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">KIS (43 surveyed) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Females: 25 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Males: 19 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">KPS (47 surveyed) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Females: 21 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Males: 25

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