Abstract: This study aimed to identify the attitudes of the Saudi student towards the concept of gender, and that study belongs to the exploratory studies, Due to the lack of previous studies on the subject, where the study relied in collecting data on the approach of social survey by comprehensive inventory, as the number of graduate students at King Faisal University reached fifty one female students, A questionnaire has been designed that includes three main axes: the axis of knowledge of the university student in the concept of gender, the axis of the student's awareness of the dimensions of the term gender, and the axis of the student's orientation towards the ideas of the feminist current in Saudi society, and the study has reached a number of results, which are as follows: The results of the current study revealed that the level of knowledge of the university student in the concept of gender is average at a rate of (1,90) , The results of the study also showed that the role of means of communication, scientific lectures and cultural programs in the dissemination of knowledge of this concept was very limited, and it also showed that there is a high trend towards the approval of the ideas of the feminist current in Saudi society at an average rate (2.92). The results also showed that university students agree with the equal rights and responsibilities of the spouses and the procreation and upbringing of children, and that it is the right of women to choose their own life partner and independence in housing for divorced and widowed women, The study came out with many recommendations, most notably: educating women and society about this concept through the media, curricula and school activities, which enhances awareness about the concept of gender, educating women about their rights that are regulated by Sharia regulations, and in return what they owe towards the family and society, and conducting relevant research. On this subject to fill the knowledge gaps among women about the concept of gender and its ideas, and finally, to conduct more similar studies applied to other age groups and societies and compare their results with the results of the current study to see the extent of their awareness of the concept of gender.
Keywords: Saudi Females Student's attitudes, Gender.
Title: The Saudi student's attitudes towards the concept of gender (A study applied to graduate students at the Department of social studies at King Faisal University- Al-Ahsa– Saudi Arabia)
Author: Amal Abdel-Rahim
International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences
ISSN 2394-9694
Vol. 10, Issue 1, January 2023 - February 2023
Page No: 1-20
Novelty Journals
Website: www.noveltyjournals.com
Published Date: 25-January-2023
