Examination of the Marriage Expectations and Gender Role Attitudes

Abstract

Family is the basic unit of society One of the prominent concepts is the marital expectation in this time when changes in urbanization life and gender roles are inevitable. Studies on marriage expectancy are limited in the literature. This is an original study that deals with the interaction between marital expectations and gender role attitudes. In this study, the relationship between gender role attitudes and marriage expectation in married and single individuals was examined. In addition, the differences of the expectations from marriage and gender role attitudes with some demographic variables (number of children, gender, marital status, age, education level and income level) were also examined. To collect data a "Questionnaire", "Marriage Expectation Scale", "Gender Roles Scale" were used. Data were collected online. T-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical techniques were used. Correlation and regression analyzes were also conducted to reveal the relationship between gender roles and marriage expectation. According to the research findings, there is a significant and positive relationship between marriage expectation and gender role attitudes. As a result, it was determined that the egalitarian gender role significantly explained a part of the marriage expectation. It has been suggested to carry out similar studies on the subject.