A Comperative Study on Sex Role Perception of Mental Handicapped Children, Normal Developing Children and Children Under Protection

Abstract

This study aims to investigate if there is any difference in sex role learning between men­tally retarded children, normally developing children and children under protection The study covers 40 mentally retarded children, 40 children who are not mentally retarded and 36 children under protection. Children taken into this research are selected by simp­le random sampling method from speci- al/private education institutions, kindergar­tens and orphanages located at the centum of Ankara. Parents and teachers are given and requested to fill in a questionnaire abo­ut the factors which can affect the gender ro­les of the children. All the children included in the study were applied The Sex Role Lear­ning Index (SERLI) about the acquisition of gender role. There were significant differen­ces between three groups and between girts and boys for some sub-scales.

Keywords

• Mentally retarded children,children who are not mentally retarded,children under protection,gender role,sexual development,sexual education

ZİHİNSEL ENGELLİ, NORMAL GELİŞİM GÖSTEREN YE KORUNMAYA MUHTAÇ ÇOCUKLARIN CİNSİYET ROLLERİNİ ALGILAMALARININ KARŞILAŞTIRMALI OLARAK İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, zihinsel engelli, normal gelişim gösteren ve korunmaya muhtaç çocukların cinsiyet rollerini algılamalarının karşılaştı­rılmalı olarak İncelenmesi amacıyla yapıl­mıştır. Çalışmaya zihinsel engeli olan 40 çocuk, zihinsel engeli olmayan 40 çocuk ve 36 korunmaya muhtaç çocuk katılmışttr. Çocuklar Ankara İl Merkezinde bulunan okulöncesi eğitim kurumlarından, özel eği­tim merkezlerinden ve korunmaya muhtaç çocuklardan basit rastgele Örnekleme yönte­miyle seçilmiştir. Çocukların ailelerine ve öğretmenlerine çocuklarının cinsiyet rolleri­ni etkileyecek etkenlerle ilgili bir anket for­mu verilerek cevaplandırmaları istenmiştir. Çalışmadaki tüm çocuklara cinsiyet rolünü kazanmaları ile ilgili olan Cinsiyet Rolünü Öğrenme İndeksi (The Sex Role Learning In­dex) (ŞERLİ) uygulanmıştır. Testin bazı alt- ölçeklerinde cinsiyetler ve gruplar arasında­ki fark anlamlı bulunmuştur.

Keywords

• Zihinsel engelli olan çocuklar,normal gelişim gösteren çocuklar,korunmaya muhtaç çocuklar,, cinsiyet rolü,cinsel gelişim,cinsel eğitim

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