Ethical Values and Attitude towards Women of College Students:Role of Age and Gender

The present study examined the Ethical values and Attitude towards women of students pursuing Intermediate and Post graduate classes. It also explored gender difference with regard to these two variables.A 2(Gender) x 2(Class) factorial design was adopted for the research. The study was conducted on a sample of 200 subjects, 100 students (50 males and 50 females) each from Intermediate and Post graduate classes. Results revealed that compared to males, females were more ethical and had more favorable attitude towards women. The other important finding was that the students of Intermediate class were having more positive attitude towards women than their Post graduate counterparts. Moreover, a positive significant correlation was found between Ethical values and Attitude towards women revealing that students with high ethical values also had more positive attitude towards women.The research findings were discussed in the light of socio-cultural practices and changes in perspectives that influenced the ethical values and attitudes of the younger generation towards women.